Electronics Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Electronics
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 29 26
Rank change year-on-year -7 -3 +22
Contract jobs citing Electronics 20 19 55
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 3.77% 4.04% 7.28%
As % of the General category 5.99% 8.02% 14.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 5
10th Percentile - £267 £325
25th Percentile - £296 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £419 £375
Median % change year-on-year - +11.67% -36.01%
75th Percentile - £531 £400
90th Percentile - - £490
East of England median daily rate £133 £456 £388
% change year-on-year -70.96% +17.74% -33.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 10 42
10th Percentile £20.43 £55.57 £60.50
25th Percentile £52.00 - -
Median hourly rate £67.50 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -7.69% -7.47%
75th Percentile £76.25 £63.75 -
90th Percentile £77.38 £75.03 £84.36
East of England median hourly rate £68.75 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +14.58% -7.69% +13.04%

All General Skills
Hertfordshire

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 334 237 389
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 63.02% 50.43% 51.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 120 92 206
10th Percentile £170 £260 £250
25th Percentile £369 £322 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +19.65% -15.00% -4.67%
75th Percentile £621 £575 £650
90th Percentile £739 £600 £747
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 119 52 91
10th Percentile £16.71 £14.27 £26.24
25th Percentile £18.82 £16.25 £42.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £60.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £67.50 £73.75
East of England median hourly rate £20.72 £17.18 £17.72
% change year-on-year +20.59% -3.03% -10.55%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Electronics job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 5 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in Hertfordshire

Electronics
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 Electronics within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 5 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 0 14 - - 57
Hatfield -15 2 - - 1
St Albans - 2 - - 5
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
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 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (5.00%) Spreadsheet
Development Applications
1 4 (20.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 6 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 5 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Law
4 2 (10.00%) Finance
4 2 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (10.00%) Manufacturing
4 2 (10.00%) Marketing
4 2 (10.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (10.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (40.00%) Design Engineer
1 8 (40.00%) Digital Design Engineer
2 4 (20.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 4 (20.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 4 (20.00%) Software Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) Ada Engineer
3 3 (15.00%) Ada Software Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Lead
4 2 (10.00%) Radio Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) RF Engineer
4 2 (10.00%) Verification Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (50.00%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 12 (60.00%) FPGA
1 12 (60.00%) VHDL
2 6 (30.00%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (10.00%) ASIC
3 2 (10.00%) Raspberry Pi
3 2 (10.00%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (50.00%) Signal Processing
2 8 (40.00%) AI
2 8 (40.00%) Sensor Fusion
3 6 (30.00%) Software Engineering
3 6 (30.00%) Validation
4 5 (25.00%) Mentoring
5 4 (20.00%) Computer Science
5 4 (20.00%) SysML
5 4 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
5 4 (20.00%) Test Scripting
5 4 (20.00%) UML
6 2 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (10.00%) Customer Requirements
6 2 (10.00%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (10.00%) Digital Signal Processing
6 2 (10.00%) Logistics
6 2 (10.00%) Mathematics
6 2 (10.00%) Physics
6 2 (10.00%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 12 (60.00%) C++
2 10 (50.00%) C
2 10 (50.00%) Python
3 4 (20.00%) Ada
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (10.00%) Degree
System Software
1 8 (40.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (10.00%) SAP
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) ServiceNow