Due Diligence Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Due Diligence
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Due Diligence skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 51 58
Rank change year-on-year -16 +7 +5
Contract jobs citing Due Diligence 8 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.88% 0.44% 0.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.10% 0.48% 0.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £538 £588 -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £525 £550 -
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile £26.49 - -
25th Percentile £40.54 - -
Median hourly rate £80.00 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £80.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

Due Diligence 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 Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 730 415 527
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 80.75% 91.81% 85.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 275 194 162
10th Percentile £193 £244 £240
25th Percentile £400 £416 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £531 £406
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% +30.58% -26.14%
75th Percentile £658 £575 £572
90th Percentile £750 £688 £625
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £446
% change year-on-year - +12.11% -10.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 252 122 185
10th Percentile £15.99 £16.46 £15.51
25th Percentile £40.00 £22.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £45.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +44.44% -10.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 £70.00
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +98.81% -37.13% +101.92%

Due Diligence
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Due Diligence relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Due Diligence job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Due Diligence
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Due Diligence.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Due Diligence

Due Diligence
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Due Diligence.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Due Diligence

Due Diligence
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Due Diligence in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 19 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Due Diligence in Hertfordshire

Due Diligence
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 Due Diligence within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 19 September 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 - 7 £525 - 1
Watford - 1 - -
Due Diligence
East of England

Due Diligence
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:

Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 4 (50.00%) Military
2 2 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 2 (25.00%) Legal
2 2 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Automotive
3 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 4 (50.00%) Analyst
2 3 (37.50%) Coordinator
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Due Diligence Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Lead
4 1 (12.50%) Onboarding Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Management Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) Security Analyst
4 1 (12.50%) SOC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (87.50%) Onboarding
2 4 (50.00%) Cyber Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (75.00%) Risk Management
3 5 (62.50%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (62.50%) Information Security
3 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (50.00%) Incident Response
4 4 (50.00%) Information Security Management
4 4 (50.00%) Security Management
4 4 (50.00%) Security Operations
4 4 (50.00%) Vulnerability Management
5 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (25.00%) Data Management
5 2 (25.00%) KYC
6 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
6 1 (12.50%) IT Strategy
6 1 (12.50%) Post-Merger Integration
6 1 (12.50%) Programme Delivery
6 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
6 1 (12.50%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 4 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (50.00%) GDPR
3 2 (25.00%) ISO 9001
4 1 (12.50%) Def Stans
4 1 (12.50%) GRC
4 1 (12.50%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) SAP
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow