Programmer Contracts in Hertfordshire

Programmer
East of England > Hertfordshire

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Programmer daily rate in Hertfordshire.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 66 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programmer 1 7 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.31% 0.84% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.93% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £300 -
East of England median daily rate £485 £300 £550
% change year-on-year +61.67% -45.45% +37.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £19.00 -
East of England median hourly rate - £19.00 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

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 297 750 744
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 89.93% 91.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 309 406
10th Percentile £330 £235 £210
25th Percentile £425 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +26.47% -15.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £650
90th Percentile £675 £700 £763
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 285 148
10th Percentile £27.96 £37.91 £20.31
25th Percentile £50.31 £43.00 £49.00
Median hourly rate £63.00 £50.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +26.00% -20.00% +27.55%
75th Percentile £79.82 £65.00 £66.69
90th Percentile £85.00 £80.00 £74.95
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £43.00 £35.40
% change year-on-year +16.28% +21.47% +128.39%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings that featured Programmer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in Hertfordshire

Programmer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Programmer in Hertfordshire

Programmer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Programmer in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Programmer in Hertfordshire

Programmer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Programmer 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 Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) OOP
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation

Programmer 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) OO
1 1 (100.00%) OOP
1 1 (100.00%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Python
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes