The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in contract job vacancies in Hereford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Fibre Optics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Hereford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
2
39
21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hereford
20.00%
90.70%
65.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
22
13
10th Percentile
-
£521
£535
25th Percentile
£213
£538
£625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£225
£550
£650
Median % change year-on-year
-59.09%
-15.38%
+31.31%
75th Percentile
£238
£737
£700
90th Percentile
-
£850
£720
Herefordshire median daily rate
£800
£567
£650
% change year-on-year
+41.22%
-12.85%
+28.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£18.51
-
-
Herefordshire median hourly rate
£18.51
-
-
Fibre Optics Job Vacancy Trend in Hereford
Job postings citing Fibre Optics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hereford.
Fibre Optics Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hereford
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Fibre Optics also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hereford region with a requirement for Fibre Optics.
Fibre Optics Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hereford 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:
