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 12 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 26 25
Rank change year-on-year -10 -1 +21
Contract jobs citing Electronics 23 20 53
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 4.19% 4.36% 7.02%
As % of the General category 6.55% 8.47% 13.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 7
10th Percentile - £267 £222
25th Percentile - £296 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £419 £375
Median % change year-on-year - +11.67% -36.01%
75th Percentile - £531 £394
90th Percentile - - £460
East of England median daily rate £150 £456 £375
% change year-on-year -67.12% +21.67% -36.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 11 42
10th Percentile £17.59 - £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 £73.13 £70.00 -
90th Percentile £77.00 £75.00 £84.36
East of England median hourly rate £67.50 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +12.50% -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 351 236 388
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 63.93% 51.42% 51.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 94 207
10th Percentile £178 £261 £250
25th Percentile £400 £327 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% -15.00% -4.67%
75th Percentile £638 £575 £644
90th Percentile £750 £626 £740
East of England median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 50 89
10th Percentile £16.69 £14.40 £26.19
25th Percentile £18.76 £16.42 £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 £68.88 £73.75
East of England median hourly rate £20.35 £17.45 £17.72
% change year-on-year +16.65% -1.55% -12.08%

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 12 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 12 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 17 - - 50
Hatfield -16 3 - - 1
St Albans - 2 - - 4
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 2 (8.70%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
Development Applications
1 7 (30.43%) Rational DOORS
2 3 (13.04%) Git
3 2 (8.70%) JIRA
3 2 (8.70%) PVCS
General
1 6 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (26.09%) Social Skills
2 5 (21.74%) Aerospace
2 5 (21.74%) Law
3 3 (13.04%) Finance
3 3 (13.04%) Manufacturing
3 3 (13.04%) Marketing
3 3 (13.04%) Public Sector
3 3 (13.04%) Telecoms
4 1 (4.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 8 (34.78%) Design Engineer
1 8 (34.78%) Digital Design Engineer
2 7 (30.43%) Software Engineer
3 6 (26.09%) Embedded Engineer
3 6 (26.09%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Ada Engineer
4 3 (13.04%) Ada Software Engineer
5 2 (8.70%) Lead
5 2 (8.70%) Verification Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) C Software Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) C/C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Embedded C Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Embedded C++ Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
6 1 (4.35%) Radio Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (43.48%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 12 (52.17%) FPGA
1 12 (52.17%) VHDL
2 6 (26.09%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (8.70%) ASIC
3 2 (8.70%) Verilog
4 1 (4.35%) Embedded Systems
4 1 (4.35%) Raspberry Pi
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) Signal Processing
2 8 (34.78%) AI
2 8 (34.78%) Sensor Fusion
2 8 (34.78%) Software Engineering
3 6 (26.09%) Validation
4 5 (21.74%) Mentoring
5 4 (17.39%) SysML
5 4 (17.39%) Systems Engineering
5 4 (17.39%) Technical Leadership
5 4 (17.39%) Test Scripting
5 4 (17.39%) UML
6 3 (13.04%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (13.04%) Computer Science
6 3 (13.04%) Digital Marketing
6 3 (13.04%) Logistics
6 3 (13.04%) Programme Management
6 3 (13.04%) Workflow
7 2 (8.70%) Code Coverage
7 2 (8.70%) Data Management
7 2 (8.70%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 14 (60.87%) C++
2 13 (56.52%) C
3 11 (47.83%) Python
4 4 (17.39%) Ada
5 1 (4.35%) Embedded C
5 1 (4.35%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) SC Cleared
1 6 (26.09%) Security Cleared
2 2 (8.70%) Degree
System Software
1 8 (34.78%) Firmware
2 2 (8.70%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (8.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 3 (13.04%) SAP
2 2 (8.70%) ANSYS
2 2 (8.70%) IBM
2 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.70%) VMware
3 1 (4.35%) ServiceNow