Fibre Optics Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Fibre Optics
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fibre Optics in contract job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fibre Optics over the 6 months leading up to 14 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Fibre Optics 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.12% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate £725 - £185
% change year-on-year - - +23.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £19.33 - -
East of England median hourly rate £19.33 - £15.75
% change year-on-year - - -34.85%

All Generic Skills
Hertfordshire

Fibre Optics falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 220 138 208
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 27.36% 39.77% 23.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 62 77
10th Percentile £187 £379 £258
25th Percentile £350 £466 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £544 £428
Median % change year-on-year -12.64% +27.19% -14.50%
75th Percentile £584 £655 £554
90th Percentile £703 £686 £660
East of England median daily rate £488 £500 £442
% change year-on-year -2.50% +13.12% -6.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 37 61
10th Percentile £16.35 £16.95 £55.00
25th Percentile £17.63 £27.53 £60.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £72.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.45% +11.54% +13.04%
75th Percentile £83.13 £82.10 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £85.00 £85.00
East of England median hourly rate £29.48 £65.50 £59.75
% change year-on-year -54.99% +9.62% +13.81%

Fibre Optics
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Fibre Optics job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Fibre Optics
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Fibre Optics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Fibre Optics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Fibre Optics

Fibre Optics
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 Fibre Optics within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 14 June 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
Hatfield - 1 - - 5
Fibre Optics
East of England

Fibre Optics
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA