IBM General Parallel File System (GPFS)
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring GPFS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing GPFS | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire | - | - | 0.25% |
| As % of the System Software category | - | - | 3.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £275 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £288 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £413 | - | £275 |
All System Software Skills
Hertfordshire
GPFS falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Hertfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills | 73 | 42 | 61 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 8.75% | 12.28% | 7.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 50 | 20 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £450 | £252 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £465 | £397 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £473 | £506 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | -11.96% | +21.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £581 | £716 |
| 90th Percentile | £580 | £615 | £768 |
| East of England median daily rate | £450 | £470 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.26% | +4.44% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60.65 | £17.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £61.50 | £19.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £66.00 | £87.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -24.57% | +33.59% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £88.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.50 | £75.00 | £89.25 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £22.50 | £40.47 | £14.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.40% | +185.81% | -33.55% |
GPFS
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing GPFS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.