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 16 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 33 27
Rank change year-on-year -14 -6 +10
Contract jobs citing Electronics 8 27 49
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 1.75% 4.43% 6.43%
As % of the General category 3.02% 7.71% 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 1
10th Percentile - £252 -
25th Percentile - £259 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £288 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -42.50% -14.68%
75th Percentile - £309 £550
90th Percentile - £326 -
East of England median daily rate £133 £438 £500
% change year-on-year -69.71% -12.50% -14.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 18 39
10th Percentile - - £56.00
25th Percentile £52.00 £60.00 -
Median hourly rate £54.00 £62.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.60% -3.85% +16.07%
75th Percentile £56.00 £64.69 -
90th Percentile - £65.00 £84.36
East of England median hourly rate £54.00 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -10.00% -7.69% +16.07%

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 265 350 392
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 57.99% 57.47% 51.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 81 204
10th Percentile £221 £185 £227
25th Percentile £372 £300 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £375 £525
Median % change year-on-year +38.27% -28.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £550 £678
90th Percentile £738 £600 £775
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 143 87
10th Percentile £16.81 £15.57 £20.95
25th Percentile £22.63 £38.12 £45.00
Median hourly rate £42.75 £43.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.58% -28.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £65.00 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £74.25
East of England median hourly rate £28.75 £38.12 £17.72
% change year-on-year -24.58% +115.12% -10.55%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing Electronics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Electronics 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
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 16 September 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 -9 5 - - 37
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 3 (37.50%) Aerospace
1 3 (37.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (25.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 5 (62.50%) Design Engineer
1 5 (62.50%) Digital Design Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) Radio Engineer
2 3 (37.50%) RF Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (62.50%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Analogue Electronics
1 5 (62.50%) FPGA
1 5 (62.50%) VHDL
2 3 (37.50%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 3 (37.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Artificial Intelligence
1 5 (62.50%) Sensor Fusion
1 5 (62.50%) Signal Processing
2 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
2 3 (37.50%) Performance Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) C++
2 5 (62.50%) C
2 5 (62.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) SC Cleared
1 3 (37.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) Firmware