Development Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Development Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Development Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
27 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 50 - 65
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Development Engineer 8 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 1.34% - 1.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.52% - 1.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 9
10th Percentile - - £408
25th Percentile £663 - £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - £425
75th Percentile £688 - £438
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £675 £538 £425
% change year-on-year +25.58% +26.47% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £34.50 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £36.00 - -
75th Percentile £59.25 - -
90th Percentile £67.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £36.00 £40.00 -
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -

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 525 434 693
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.09% 94.97% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 190 395
10th Percentile £225 £263 £274
25th Percentile £413 £336 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £526 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.78% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £663
90th Percentile £750 £639 £741
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +11.11% -6.15% -1.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 100 156
10th Percentile £17.69 £15.46 £17.74
25th Percentile £25.32 £35.00 £42.25
Median hourly rate £54.50 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.15% - +8.33%
75th Percentile £67.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.25 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £30.65 £47.50 £40.28
% change year-on-year -35.47% +17.94% +97.67%

Development Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Development Engineer job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Development Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Development Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Development Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Development Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Development Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Development Engineer job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Development Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Development Engineer in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 27 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Development Engineer in Hertfordshire

Development Engineer
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 Development Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 27 November 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
Stevenage - 7 - - 4
Welwyn Garden City - 1 £675 -
Development Engineer
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, Development Engineer 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 Development Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 4 (50.00%) Node.js
2 3 (37.50%) .NET
2 3 (37.50%) .NET Framework
2 3 (37.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) AngularJS
2 3 (37.50%) Artifactory
2 3 (37.50%) C#
2 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
2 3 (37.50%) Containerisation
2 3 (37.50%) CSS
2 3 (37.50%) Design Patterns
2 3 (37.50%) Docker
2 3 (37.50%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (37.50%) GitLab
2 3 (37.50%) HTML
2 3 (37.50%) JIRA
2 3 (37.50%) Kubernetes
2 3 (37.50%) Microservices
2 3 (37.50%) npm
2 3 (37.50%) OOP
2 3 (37.50%) React
2 3 (37.50%) SDLC
2 3 (37.50%) Software Testing
2 3 (37.50%) Svelte
2 3 (37.50%) TDD
2 3 (37.50%) TypeScript
2 3 (37.50%) Visual Studio
2 3 (37.50%) Vue

Development Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) npm
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Artifactory
1 3 (37.50%) GitLab
1 3 (37.50%) JIRA
1 3 (37.50%) Visual Studio
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) Node.js
2 3 (37.50%) .NET
2 3 (37.50%) .NET Framework
2 3 (37.50%) AngularJS
2 3 (37.50%) CSS
2 3 (37.50%) HTML
2 3 (37.50%) React
2 3 (37.50%) Svelte
2 3 (37.50%) Vue
3 1 (12.50%) JSON
3 1 (12.50%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Algorithms
1 3 (37.50%) Data Structures
1 3 (37.50%) Distributed Systems
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (12.50%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (25.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (37.50%) Agile
2 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
2 3 (37.50%) Containerisation
2 3 (37.50%) Design Patterns
2 3 (37.50%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (37.50%) Microservices
2 3 (37.50%) OOP
2 3 (37.50%) SDLC
2 3 (37.50%) Software Testing
2 3 (37.50%) TDD
3 2 (25.00%) DevOps
4 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
4 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
4 1 (12.50%) Generative AI
4 1 (12.50%) Identity Management
4 1 (12.50%) Marketing Automation
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Webhook
Programming Languages
1 4 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (37.50%) C#
2 3 (37.50%) TypeScript
3 2 (25.00%) C++
4 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 3 (37.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (37.50%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Adobe
1 1 (12.50%) Tealium
6 Development Engineer jobs in Hertfordshire