Software Engineer Contracts in Hertfordshire

Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 10 31
Rank change year-on-year -26 +21 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineer 9 89 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 2.80% 10.67% 5.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.03% 11.87% 6.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 3 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £425 £65
Median % change year-on-year - +553.85% -83.33%
East of England median daily rate £583 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +16.50% - +1.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 79 34
10th Percentile - £60.00 -
25th Percentile £59.00 £61.25 £53.75
Median hourly rate £63.75 £65.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.92% +13.04% -4.17%
75th Percentile £66.50 £67.50 £77.00
90th Percentile £75.13 £90.00 £89.25
East of England median hourly rate £63.75 £65.00 £57.50
% change year-on-year -1.92% +13.04% -

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%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Hertfordshire

Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Software Engineer in Hertfordshire

Software Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Software Engineer in Hertfordshire

Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineer in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Software Engineer in Hertfordshire

Software 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 Software Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 -14 6 - - 35
Software Engineer
East of England

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

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

1 8 (88.89%) C++
2 6 (66.67%) Software Engineering
3 5 (55.56%) Visual Studio
3 5 (55.56%) Windows
3 5 (55.56%) Linux
3 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
4 4 (44.44%) Eclipse
4 4 (44.44%) Ethernet
4 4 (44.44%) C
4 4 (44.44%) C#
4 4 (44.44%) Agile
4 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
4 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
4 4 (44.44%) Digital Twin
4 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
4 4 (44.44%) Presentation Skills
4 4 (44.44%) Synthetic Environment
5 3 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (33.33%) Multithreading
5 3 (33.33%) Visualisation
5 3 (33.33%) Software Architecture
5 3 (33.33%) Node.js
5 3 (33.33%) CI/CD
5 3 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
5 3 (33.33%) Continuous Delivery
5 3 (33.33%) TDD
5 3 (33.33%) Unit Testing
5 3 (33.33%) Validation
5 3 (33.33%) Military
5 3 (33.33%) JavaScript

Software 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
1 1 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (44.44%) Ethernet
2 3 (33.33%) 3GPP
2 3 (33.33%) TCP/IP
2 3 (33.33%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 5 (55.56%) Visual Studio
2 4 (44.44%) Eclipse
3 2 (22.22%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (11.11%) Git
General
1 4 (44.44%) Presentation Skills
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Military
3 1 (11.11%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) Node.js
1 3 (33.33%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) PCIe
Operating Systems
1 5 (55.56%) Linux
1 5 (55.56%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) FreeRTOS
2 1 (11.11%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 4 (44.44%) Agile
2 4 (44.44%) Digital Twin
2 4 (44.44%) Synthetic Environment
3 3 (33.33%) CI/CD
3 3 (33.33%) Continuous Delivery
3 3 (33.33%) Continuous Integration
3 3 (33.33%) Multithreading
3 3 (33.33%) Software Architecture
3 3 (33.33%) TDD
3 3 (33.33%) Unit Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Validation
3 3 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
3 3 (33.33%) Visualisation
4 1 (11.11%) DevOps
4 1 (11.11%) Requirements Management
4 1 (11.11%) Software Testing
4 1 (11.11%) SysML
4 1 (11.11%) Test Scripting
4 1 (11.11%) UML
Programming Languages
1 8 (88.89%) C++
2 4 (44.44%) C
2 4 (44.44%) C#
3 3 (33.33%) JavaScript
4 1 (11.11%) Embedded C
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) SC Cleared
1 4 (44.44%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Wind River