SGML Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work requiring SGML skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SGML over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 303 289 -
Rank change year-on-year -14 - -
DemandTrendContract jobs citing SGML 10 35 0
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.10% 0.27% -
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 0.38% 1.06% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 35 0
10th Percentile £40.75 - -
25th Percentile £41.25 - -
Median hourly rate £42.75 £43.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.58% - -
75th Percentile £43.56 - -
90th Percentile £43.75 - -
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £43.00 -

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

SGML falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 2,651 3,316 5,254
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 26.57% 25.61% 24.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,846 2,314 3,900
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -7.09% +2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £650
90th Percentile £819 £850 £750
UK median daily rate £501 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -9.00% - -3.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 66 63 60
10th Percentile £31.25 £35.20 £30.43
25th Percentile £41.25 - £51.25
Median hourly rate £63.75 £43.00 £63.25
Median % change year-on-year +48.26% -32.02% +5.42%
75th Percentile £65.00 £62.25 £73.75
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.35 £76.08
UK median hourly rate £54.00 £61.60 £60.00
% change year-on-year -12.34% +2.67% -

SGML
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing SGML as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SGML trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

SGML
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing SGML.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing SGML

SGML
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 10 (100.00%) FrameMaker
General
1 10 (100.00%) Publishing
2 5 (50.00%) Aerospace
2 5 (50.00%) Automotive
3 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Author
1 10 (100.00%) Technical Author
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (100.00%) XML
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Desktop Publishing
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) Degree
1 10 (100.00%) HNC
1 10 (100.00%) HND
2 5 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 5 (50.00%) Security Cleared