Ethernet Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

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East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Ethernet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 39 70
Rank change year-on-year -10 +31 -20
Contract jobs citing Ethernet 21 7 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 2.59% 1.98% 0.13%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 28.38% 6.60% 0.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £605 - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £626 - -
90th Percentile £626 - -
East of England median daily rate £344 - £200
% change year-on-year - - -38.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 6 1
10th Percentile £62.00 £63.13 -
25th Percentile - £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £75.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -
75th Percentile £67.25 £87.50 -
90th Percentile £69.60 £88.75 -
East of England median hourly rate £65.00 £75.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Hertfordshire

Ethernet falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 74 106 145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 9.12% 29.94% 18.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 58 67
10th Percentile £189 £440 £290
25th Percentile £375 £463 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £538 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.53% +26.47% -22.73%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £475
90th Percentile £596 £625 £593
East of England median daily rate £448 £475 £420
% change year-on-year -5.79% +13.10% -11.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 27 47
10th Percentile £51.63 £44.75 £47.00
25th Percentile £58.54 £59.00 £61.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £69.50 £81.01 -
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.40 -
East of England median hourly rate £23.00 £62.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -62.90% +18.10% +5.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Ethernet job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

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Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Ethernet

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Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Ethernet

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Ethernet in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Ethernet in Hertfordshire

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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 Ethernet within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 3 April 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 -5 20 £625 - 2
Hatfield - 1 - -
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East of England

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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 (4.76%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 10 (47.62%) TCP/IP
2 4 (19.05%) Modbus
3 3 (14.29%) RS-232
3 3 (14.29%) RS-422
3 3 (14.29%) RS-485
3 3 (14.29%) Software-Defined Radio
3 3 (14.29%) Wireless
4 1 (4.76%) Profibus
Development Applications
1 10 (47.62%) Eclipse
1 10 (47.62%) Visual Studio
2 7 (33.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 10 (47.62%) Military
2 9 (42.86%) Presentation Skills
3 8 (38.10%) Social Skills
4 4 (19.05%) Law
5 3 (14.29%) Aerospace
5 3 (14.29%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 14 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 6 (28.57%) C# Software Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) Embedded Engineer
3 5 (23.81%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) C# Developer
4 3 (14.29%) C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Developer
5 2 (9.52%) C Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) DSP Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) DSP Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded C Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) C++/C# Developer
6 1 (4.76%) Performance Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Platform Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) PLC Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Radio Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Safety Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Siemens Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) Software Safety Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (47.62%) Node.js
1 10 (47.62%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 7 (33.33%) PCIe
2 3 (14.29%) FPGA
3 2 (9.52%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 13 (61.90%) Windows
2 10 (47.62%) Linux
3 7 (33.33%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (80.95%) Software Engineering
2 13 (61.90%) Agile
2 13 (61.90%) Continuous Integration
2 13 (61.90%) TDD
2 13 (61.90%) Unit Testing
3 10 (47.62%) CI/CD
3 10 (47.62%) Continuous Delivery
3 10 (47.62%) Digital Twin
3 10 (47.62%) Synthetic Environment
4 9 (42.86%) Software Testing
4 9 (42.86%) Validation
4 9 (42.86%) Verification and Validation
4 9 (42.86%) Visualisation
5 7 (33.33%) SysML
5 7 (33.33%) UML
6 6 (28.57%) Test Scripting
7 5 (23.81%) Technical Leadership
8 3 (14.29%) DevOps
8 3 (14.29%) Digital Signal Processing
8 3 (14.29%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 13 (61.90%) C#
1 13 (61.90%) C++
2 10 (47.62%) C
2 10 (47.62%) JavaScript
3 4 (19.05%) Embedded C
4 1 (4.76%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) SC Cleared
1 5 (23.81%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (4.76%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) IEC 61508
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 10 (47.62%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) Siemens