For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
Contract vacancies in Hertfordshire with a recognized job title
355
673
734
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
84.52%
87.97%
94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
166
282
411
10th Percentile
£225
£214
£240
25th Percentile
£413
£313
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£512
£433
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+18.38%
-13.50%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£584
£575
£675
90th Percentile
£675
£650
£738
East of England median daily rate
£500
£425
£475
% change year-on-year
+17.65%
-10.53%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
105
266
148
10th Percentile
£20.26
£22.63
£17.72
25th Percentile
£31.64
£43.00
£49.00
Median hourly rate
£55.00
£50.00
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
+10.00%
-20.00%
+25.00%
75th Percentile
£67.00
£65.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£80.11
£70.00
£90.00
East of England median hourly rate
£43.20
£43.90
£43.32
% change year-on-year
-1.59%
+1.35%
+122.13%
IT Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
IT Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Hertfordshire.
IT Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Engineer in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 23 July 2025.
IT Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Hertfordshire.
IT Engineer 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 IT Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 July 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
IT Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire
For the 6 months to 23 July 2025, IT Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Hertfordshire region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.
IT Engineer Skill Set 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:
