The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Modbus skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Modbus over the 6 months leading up to 16 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 16 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
52
48
54
Rank change year-on-year
-4
+6
+17
Contract jobs citing Modbus
1
18
21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire
Modbus 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
114
106
168
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire
25.62%
15.04%
22.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
60
44
90
10th Percentile
£374
£295
£261
25th Percentile
£464
£388
£300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£448
£425
Median % change year-on-year
+22.91%
+5.29%
+6.25%
75th Percentile
£581
£575
£675
90th Percentile
£681
-
£739
East of England median daily rate
£523
£400
£463
% change year-on-year
+30.63%
-13.51%
+8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted
39
35
34
10th Percentile
£44.25
-
-
25th Percentile
£55.00
£61.25
-
Median hourly rate
£65.00
£65.00
£65.00
75th Percentile
£81.01
-
£71.88
90th Percentile
£85.00
-
£73.75
East of England median hourly rate
£63.75
£40.00
£65.00
% change year-on-year
+59.38%
-38.46%
+242.11%
Modbus Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings citing Modbus as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Modbus Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Modbus in Hertfordshire.
Modbus Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire
For the 6 months to 16 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Modbus also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Modbus.
Modbus 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:
