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 2 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 40 7
Rank change year-on-year -8 -33 +21
Contract jobs citing Electronics 24 6 98
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 2.80% 1.88% 11.68%
As % of the General category 5.52% 3.09% 18.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 11
10th Percentile - £526 £263
25th Percentile £425 £528 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £563 £375
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% +50.00% -
75th Percentile £625 £603 £388
90th Percentile £626 £609 £450
East of England median daily rate £513 £438 £375
% change year-on-year +17.14% +16.67% -18.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 2 55
10th Percentile £66.25 £61.50 £60.00
25th Percentile £68.13 £63.75 £61.25
Median hourly rate £70.00 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% +13.04%
75th Percentile £71.25 £71.25 -
90th Percentile £76.88 £73.50 £67.50
East of England median hourly rate £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% +15.38% +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 general skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 435 194 521
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 50.76% 60.82% 62.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 159 98 145
10th Percentile £223 £348 £200
25th Percentile £406 £431 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £413
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% +33.33% -21.05%
75th Percentile £632 £625 £575
90th Percentile £738 £675 £700
East of England median daily rate £494 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.30% +5.26% -0.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 190 45 242
10th Percentile £16.35 £17.45 -
25th Percentile £18.50 £36.48 £38.12
Median hourly rate £21.52 £62.50 £45.78
Median % change year-on-year -65.58% +36.53% -23.70%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £81.01 £65.00
East of England median hourly rate £20.09 £31.21 £38.12
% change year-on-year -35.63% -18.13% +81.52%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in Hertfordshire

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 2 May 2026.

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 2 May 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 +1 21 £600 +9.09% 11
Watford - 1 - -
Hatfield - 1 - -
Royston - 1 - - 2
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 (4.17%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.17%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (12.50%) Ethernet
1 3 (12.50%) Modbus
1 3 (12.50%) RS-232
1 3 (12.50%) RS-422
1 3 (12.50%) RS-485
2 2 (8.33%) SpaceWire
3 1 (4.17%) Firewall
3 1 (4.17%) Network Security
3 1 (4.17%) Software-Defined Radio
Development Applications
1 12 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (37.50%) Git
3 8 (33.33%) JIRA
3 8 (33.33%) PVCS
General
1 5 (20.83%) Aerospace
1 5 (20.83%) Manufacturing
2 4 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 2 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (8.33%) Avionics
4 1 (4.17%) Finance
4 1 (4.17%) Law
4 1 (4.17%) Marketing
4 1 (4.17%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (58.33%) Software Engineer
2 12 (50.00%) Embedded Engineer
2 12 (50.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) C Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) C/C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) Embedded C Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) Embedded C Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 7 (29.17%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Ada Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Ada Software Engineer
4 3 (12.50%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Cybersecurity Consultant
5 1 (4.17%) Designer
5 1 (4.17%) Embedded Linux Engineer
5 1 (4.17%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) Flash
2 1 (4.17%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 4 (16.67%) FPGA
2 2 (8.33%) ASIC
2 2 (8.33%) CAN bus
2 2 (8.33%) Embedded Systems
2 2 (8.33%) VHDL
3 1 (4.17%) Device Driver
3 1 (4.17%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.17%) SCADA
3 1 (4.17%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.50%) Windows
2 1 (4.17%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (4.17%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 11 (45.83%) Unit Testing
3 9 (37.50%) Workflow
4 8 (33.33%) Code Coverage
4 8 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
5 4 (16.67%) Software Testing
5 4 (16.67%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (16.67%) Test Automation
6 3 (12.50%) Agile
6 3 (12.50%) Continuous Integration
6 3 (12.50%) DevOps
6 3 (12.50%) SysML
6 3 (12.50%) TDD
6 3 (12.50%) Technical Leadership
6 3 (12.50%) Test Scripting
6 3 (12.50%) UML
6 3 (12.50%) Validation
7 2 (8.33%) Signal Processing
7 2 (8.33%) Supplier Management
8 1 (4.17%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 17 (70.83%) C
2 15 (62.50%) C++
3 7 (29.17%) Embedded C
3 7 (29.17%) Embedded C++
4 4 (16.67%) Python
5 3 (12.50%) Ada
5 3 (12.50%) C#
6 1 (4.17%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 3 (12.50%) Degree
2 2 (8.33%) SC Cleared
2 2 (8.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) CISM
3 1 (4.17%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.33%) MIL-STD-1553
2 1 (4.17%) ISA99
2 1 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (4.17%) NIST
System Software
1 8 (33.33%) Virtual Machines
1 8 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (8.33%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (33.33%) ANSYS
1 8 (33.33%) IBM
1 8 (33.33%) VMware
2 2 (8.33%) EMC
3 1 (4.17%) Cadence
3 1 (4.17%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.17%) NVIDIA
3 1 (4.17%) SAP