DSP Engineer Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

DSP Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire

As of 3 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median DSP Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - 70
Rank change year-on-year - - +2
Contract jobs requiring a DSP Engineer 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.37% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% - 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £58.87 - -
25th Percentile £60.72 - -
Median hourly rate £65.88 - -
75th Percentile £68.97 - -
90th Percentile £69.59 - -
East of England median hourly rate £65.88 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 756 333 696
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 94.07% 89.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 253 163 316
10th Percentile £243 £306 £245
25th Percentile £413 £406 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +23.53% -15.00%
75th Percentile £638 £613 £575
90th Percentile £738 £675 £713
East of England median daily rate £475 £490 £450
% change year-on-year -3.06% +8.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 343 99 227
10th Percentile £16.77 £31.56 £37.91
25th Percentile £19.91 £48.75 £48.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67.38 £76.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £85.00
East of England median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -58.08% +50.00% +17.65%

DSP Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

DSP Engineer job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

DSP Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

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

DSP Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

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

DSP 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 DSP Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 3 April 2026. 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 - 3 - - 1
DSP Engineer
East of England

DSP Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 3 April 2026, DSP 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 DSP Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (66.67%) C
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) FreeRTOS
2 2 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (66.67%) Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) SysML
2 2 (66.67%) UML
2 2 (66.67%) Wireless
3 1 (33.33%) Embedded C
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) System Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting

DSP 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (33.33%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) FPGA
1 2 (66.67%) PCIe
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) SysML
2 2 (66.67%) UML
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) System Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded C