Contract General Skills Statistics in Hertfordshire

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 5 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	2	Down -1 place-1	£463	-8.59%	148 17.90%	157
Finance	19	Up 3 places+3	£601	+4.43%	57 6.89%	70
Analytical Skills	20	Down -11 places-11	£475	-10.03%	56 6.77%	72
Aerospace	21	Up 2 places+2	£488	-	55 6.65%	15
Manufacturing	26	Up 19 places+19	£475	+58.06%	45 5.44%	48
Retail	32	Up 5 places+5	£600	+9.09%	38 4.59%	41
Electronics	40	Up 4 places+4	£625	-	28 3.39%	28
Law	41	Down -8 places-8	£450	-	27 3.26%	19
Telecoms	46	Down -5 places-5	£158	-69.56%	22 2.66%	11
Documentation Skills	49	Down -3 places-3	£488	+153.24%	19 2.30%	4
Marketing	50	Down -6 places-6	£400	-15.78%	18 2.18%	33
Presentation Skills	51	Down -18 places-18	£488	-26.69%	17 2.06%	19
Organisational Skills	52	Down -7 places-7	£265	-41.11%	16 1.93%	33
Military	53	Down -17 places-17	-	-	15 1.81%	9
Public Sector	54	Down -5 places-5	£450	-40.78%	14 1.69%	8
Pharmaceutical	58	Down -13 places-13	£488	+62.22%	10 1.21%	15
Legal	59	Down -13 places-13	£375	-28.57%	9 1.09%	17
Games	62	Down -13 places-13	-	-	6 0.73%	11
Aviation	63	Down -24 places-24	-	-	5 0.60%	2
Influencing Skills	64	Down -17 places-17	£450	-42.85%	4 0.48%	22
Automotive	65	Down -18 places-18	£475	+39.70%	3 0.36%	4
Banking	65	Down -15 places-15	-	-	3 0.36%	4
Back Office	66	New entry-	-	-	2 0.24%	3
Billing	66	New entry-	£638	-	2 0.24%
General Ledger	66	New entry-	-	-	2 0.24%
Financial Institution	67	New entry-	£475	-	1 0.12%	1
Front Office	67	New entry-	-	-	1 0.12%	1
Inclusion and Diversity	67	Down -23 places-23	£520	+15.55%	1 0.12%	10