SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol)
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring SMTP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | 22 | 69 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +47 | - |
| Contract jobs citing SMTP | 10 | 25 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire | 1.60% | 5.77% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 12.05% | 25.00% | 0.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 21 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £680 | £550 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.64% | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £680 | £550 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +23.64% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | £71.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £72.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.34% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £73.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £85.00 | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £72.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -10.34% | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Hertfordshire
SMTP 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 | 83 | 100 | 181 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 13.28% | 23.09% | 24.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 48 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £301 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £234 | £444 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £506 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.17% | +15.71% | -12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £613 | £711 |
| East of England median daily rate | £419 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.84% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 20 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £41.25 | £35.00 | £46.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.00 | £62.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -0.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67.81 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £72.20 | £73.88 | £71.25 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £49.75 | £44.28 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.35% | -31.88% | +3.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SMTP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing SMTP.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing SMTP.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing SMTP in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 10 December 2025.
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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 SMTP within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 10 December 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 |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | -15 | 10 | £680 | +23.64% | 7 |
| SMTP East of England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: