Software Engineering Contracts in Hertfordshire

Software Engineering
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 13 11
Rank change year-on-year +8 -2 +6
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering 104 85 86
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 12.55% 10.48% 10.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.89% 12.13% 12.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 7 19
10th Percentile - £296 £385
25th Percentile £350 £475 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £600 £425
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +41.18% -17.07%
75th Percentile £450 £713 £531
90th Percentile - £795 £664
East of England median daily rate £500 £523 £523
% change year-on-year -4.40% -0.03% +19.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 50 36
10th Percentile £60.00 - £48.13
25th Percentile £61.25 £53.75 £48.50
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £57.00
Median % change year-on-year - +14.04% +26.67%
75th Percentile £67.50 £65.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £77.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year - +13.04% +27.78%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 749 701 684
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 90.35% 86.44% 87.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 373 404
10th Percentile £237 £238 £202
25th Percentile £318 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -2.06%
75th Percentile £597 £675 £625
90th Percentile £701 £788 £688
East of England median daily rate £465 £475 £468
% change year-on-year -2.11% +1.50% +10.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 310 154 83
10th Percentile £38.12 £21.00 £20.20
25th Percentile £40.00 £53.27 £39.53
Median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £50.85
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +27.83% +13.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.69 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £74.50 -
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £22.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year +81.82% +41.94% -11.93%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Hertfordshire

Software Engineering
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Software Engineering in Hertfordshire

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Software Engineering in Hertfordshire

Software Engineering
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineering in Hertfordshire

Software Engineering
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Engineering in Hertfordshire

Software Engineering
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineering within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stevenage 0 97 £400 +515.38% 14
Hemel Hempstead +8 1 £700 +7.69% 3
Hertford - 1 - - 1
Software Engineering
East of England

Software Engineering
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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 7 (6.73%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.96%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 38 (36.54%) Modbus
1 38 (36.54%) RS-422
1 38 (36.54%) RS-485
2 7 (6.73%) Wireless
3 4 (3.85%) 5G
3 4 (3.85%) Ethernet
3 4 (3.85%) Radio Access Network
3 4 (3.85%) TCP/IP
4 3 (2.88%) 4G
5 1 (0.96%) DVB
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.96%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 14 (13.46%) Rational Rhapsody
2 13 (12.50%) Rational DOORS
3 6 (5.77%) Visual Studio
4 5 (4.81%) Eclipse
5 3 (2.88%) JIRA
6 2 (1.92%) Git
6 2 (1.92%) IntelliJ
General
1 49 (47.12%) Electronics
2 37 (35.58%) Social Skills
3 6 (5.77%) Aerospace
4 4 (3.85%) Military
4 4 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (2.88%) Law
5 3 (2.88%) Telecoms
6 2 (1.92%) Aviation
7 1 (0.96%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.96%) Multimedia
7 1 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 91 (87.50%) Software Engineer
2 46 (44.23%) C++ Software Engineer
3 31 (29.81%) C Software Engineer
4 25 (24.04%) Embedded Engineer
4 25 (24.04%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 17 (16.35%) Ada Engineer
5 17 (16.35%) Ada Software Engineer
5 17 (16.35%) C/C++ Software Engineer
6 12 (11.54%) Embedded C Engineer
6 12 (11.54%) Embedded C Software Engineer
7 8 (7.69%) Linux Engineer
7 8 (7.69%) Real Time Engineer
7 8 (7.69%) Real Time Software Engineer
8 5 (4.81%) C# Software Engineer
9 4 (3.85%) Python Engineer
9 4 (3.85%) Python Software Engineer
9 4 (3.85%) RAN Engineer
9 4 (3.85%) RF Engineer
10 3 (2.88%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
10 3 (2.88%) Network Infrastructure Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.81%) Web Services
2 4 (3.85%) Node.js
3 1 (0.96%) .NET
3 1 (0.96%) .NET Framework
3 1 (0.96%) GStreamer
Miscellaneous
1 30 (28.85%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (3.85%) Algorithms
2 4 (3.85%) Data Structures
3 1 (0.96%) Digital TV
3 1 (0.96%) Embedded Systems
3 1 (0.96%) FPGA
Operating Systems
1 16 (15.38%) Linux
2 5 (4.81%) Windows
3 1 (0.96%) Embedded Linux
3 1 (0.96%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 46 (44.23%) Agile
2 42 (40.38%) Continuous Integration
2 42 (40.38%) TDD
2 42 (40.38%) Unit Testing
3 40 (38.46%) Customer Requirements
4 38 (36.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (36.54%) DevOps
4 38 (36.54%) Pair Programming
4 38 (36.54%) Software Testing
5 30 (28.85%) Validation
6 20 (19.23%) Verification and Validation
7 16 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
8 13 (12.50%) Visualisation
9 12 (11.54%) Mathematics
9 12 (11.54%) Scrum
9 12 (11.54%) Systems Engineering
10 11 (10.58%) Code Quality
10 11 (10.58%) Embedded Software Development
10 11 (10.58%) Test Automation
10 11 (10.58%) UML
Programming Languages
1 72 (69.23%) C++
2 70 (67.31%) C
3 45 (43.27%) C#
4 17 (16.35%) Ada
5 11 (10.58%) Embedded C
6 9 (8.65%) Embedded C++
6 9 (8.65%) Python
7 8 (7.69%) MATLAB
8 7 (6.73%) Java
9 5 (4.81%) JavaScript
10 4 (3.85%) R
11 3 (2.88%) SQL
12 1 (0.96%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 11 (10.58%) Security Cleared
2 9 (8.65%) SC Cleared
3 5 (4.81%) Degree
4 4 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.96%) Master's Degree
System Software
1 1 (0.96%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.96%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 10 (9.62%) IBM
2 6 (5.77%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.92%) Twitter