Software Engineering Contract Job Trends in Hatfield

Software Engineering
Hertfordshire > Hatfield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hatfield requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -2
Contract jobs citing Software Engineering 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hatfield - - 1.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 1.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £619 £481 £425
% change year-on-year +28.77% +13.06% -27.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hatfield

Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hatfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 116 18 57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield 97.48% 75.00% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 5 38
10th Percentile £108 £495 £200
25th Percentile £413 £525 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £575 £458
Median % change year-on-year -8.17% +25.68% -8.50%
75th Percentile £650 £600 £519
90th Percentile £713 £672 £600
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £475 £525
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 70 10 12
10th Percentile £15.85 £12.94 £12.11
25th Percentile £16.60 £14.59 £13.16
Median hourly rate £17.96 £15.22 £15.33
Median % change year-on-year +18.00% -0.69% -7.12%
75th Percentile £19.57 £16.13 £17.43
90th Percentile £19.95 £16.71 £17.72
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £43.00 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -33.85% - +3.54%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Hatfield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hatfield.

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Hatfield

Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in Hatfield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Software Engineering.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hatfield citing Software Engineering