The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Open Source skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Open Source over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
42
-
73
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-12
Contract jobs citing Open Source
2
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire
Open Source falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hertfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
307
733
649
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire
91.92%
87.57%
87.11%
Number of daily rates quoted
158
253
343
10th Percentile
£348
£215
£260
25th Percentile
£450
£313
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£425
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+29.41%
-15.00%
-
75th Percentile
£600
£600
£675
90th Percentile
£675
£701
£750
East of England median daily rate
£500
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
+11.11%
-5.26%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
76
314
144
10th Percentile
£17.48
£38.12
£21.00
25th Percentile
£34.91
£40.13
£53.69
Median hourly rate
£62.00
£50.00
£62.75
Median % change year-on-year
+24.00%
-20.32%
+25.50%
75th Percentile
£75.00
£65.00
£70.00
90th Percentile
£84.50
£77.00
£77.00
East of England median hourly rate
£36.75
£40.00
£22.00
% change year-on-year
-8.13%
+81.82%
+41.94%
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Open Source Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Open Source in Hertfordshire.
Open Source Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Open Source 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 Open Source.
Open Source 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:
