Consultant Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Consultant
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Consultant daily rate in Hertfordshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 31 35
Rank change year-on-year +14 +4 +13
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 43 19 40
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 8.43% 3.73% 5.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.14% 4.01% 5.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 12 28
10th Percentile £413 - £350
25th Percentile £463 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £609 £638
90th Percentile - £683 £699
East of England median daily rate £550 £525 £488
% change year-on-year +4.76% +7.69% -16.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £27.73 - -
25th Percentile £28.03 - -
Median hourly rate £29.51 - -
75th Percentile £31.99 - -
90th Percentile £32.88 - -
East of England median hourly rate £31.49 £55.00 -
% change year-on-year -42.75% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 424 474 699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.14% 93.12% 93.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 185 205 395
10th Percentile £233 £259 £263
25th Percentile £413 £333 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £475 £505
Median % change year-on-year +11.16% -5.94% -0.79%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £675
90th Percentile £700 £625 £750
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 115 148
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.26 £17.72
25th Percentile £24.90 £35.00 £42.25
Median hourly rate £48.29 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.52% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.13 £72.75 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £30.00 £47.50 £33.22
% change year-on-year -36.84% +42.99% +67.69%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Consultant job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 24 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Consultant in Hertfordshire

Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Consultant
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 Consultant within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 24 October 2025. 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
Watford +5 18 £550 +22.22% 7
Stevenage - 11 £483 - 7
Hatfield -8 7 £512 -18.08% 9
St Albans - 3 - - 6
Welwyn Garden City +1 1 £450 - 1
Consultant
East of England

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hertfordshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 12 (27.91%) Maximo
2 11 (25.58%) SC Cleared
2 11 (25.58%) Security Cleared
3 10 (23.26%) Microsoft
3 10 (23.26%) Oracle
4 9 (20.93%) ITSM
4 9 (20.93%) OCI
4 9 (20.93%) Oracle Fusion
4 9 (20.93%) QA
4 9 (20.93%) Service Design
4 9 (20.93%) System Testing
5 8 (18.60%) SAP
5 8 (18.60%) ServiceNow
6 7 (16.28%) DevOps
6 7 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (16.28%) SOAP
6 7 (16.28%) SQL
7 6 (13.95%) CI/CD
7 6 (13.95%) JavaScript
7 6 (13.95%) Service Management
7 6 (13.95%) Windows
8 5 (11.63%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (11.63%) Apache
8 5 (11.63%) CAFM
8 5 (11.63%) Customer Requirements
8 5 (11.63%) DB2
8 5 (11.63%) Facilities Management
8 5 (11.63%) IBM
8 5 (11.63%) IIS
8 5 (11.63%) Knowledge Transfer

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 5 (11.63%) Apache
1 5 (11.63%) IIS
1 5 (11.63%) WebSphere
2 1 (2.33%) NetWeaver
Applications
1 2 (4.65%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 12 (27.91%) Maximo
2 4 (9.30%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (2.33%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (2.33%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (2.33%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (2.33%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (2.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (2.33%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 9 (20.93%) OCI
2 2 (4.65%) Lucidchart
3 1 (2.33%) Azure
3 1 (2.33%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.33%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.33%) SAP Fieldglass
3 1 (2.33%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.63%) Amazon RDS
1 5 (11.63%) DB2
1 5 (11.63%) SQL Server
2 3 (6.98%) SAP BW
3 2 (4.65%) SAP HANA
3 2 (4.65%) Semantic Layer
4 1 (2.33%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.33%) Metadata
4 1 (2.33%) Power BI
4 1 (2.33%) SAP Data Services
4 1 (2.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Git
2 1 (2.33%) JIRA
General
1 10 (23.26%) Social Skills
2 5 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (9.30%) Finance
4 1 (2.33%) French Language
4 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.33%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.33%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (20.93%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (16.28%) SOAP
3 5 (11.63%) Web Services
3 5 (11.63%) XML
4 2 (4.65%) REST
5 1 (2.33%) Middleware
5 1 (2.33%) SAP Basis
5 1 (2.33%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.98%) Security Posture
2 2 (4.65%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.65%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (2.33%) Cyber Kill Chain
3 1 (2.33%) Cyber Threat
3 1 (2.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 6 (13.95%) Windows
2 5 (11.63%) Windows Server
3 2 (4.65%) Unix
4 1 (2.33%) Linux
4 1 (2.33%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (20.93%) ITSM
1 9 (20.93%) Service Design
1 9 (20.93%) System Testing
2 7 (16.28%) DevOps
2 7 (16.28%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (13.95%) CI/CD
3 6 (13.95%) Service Management
4 5 (11.63%) CAFM
4 5 (11.63%) Customer Requirements
4 5 (11.63%) Facilities Management
4 5 (11.63%) Knowledge Transfer
4 5 (11.63%) Product Strategy
4 5 (11.63%) Requirements Gathering
4 5 (11.63%) Workflow
5 4 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (9.30%) Incident Response
5 4 (9.30%) Time Management
5 4 (9.30%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (6.98%) Data Pipeline
6 3 (6.98%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 7 (16.28%) SQL
2 6 (13.95%) JavaScript
3 5 (11.63%) Python
4 1 (2.33%) PL/SQL
4 1 (2.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 11 (25.58%) SC Cleared
1 11 (25.58%) Security Cleared
2 2 (4.65%) CISM
2 2 (4.65%) CISSP
2 2 (4.65%) Degree
2 2 (4.65%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (20.93%) QA
2 3 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials
2 3 (6.98%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (6.98%) GDPR
2 3 (6.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (6.98%) NIST
3 2 (4.65%) COBIT
3 2 (4.65%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.33%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 1 (2.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 10 (23.26%) Microsoft
1 10 (23.26%) Oracle
2 8 (18.60%) SAP
2 8 (18.60%) ServiceNow
3 5 (11.63%) IBM