Software Engineering Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire
Software Engineering
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 81 | 55 | 52 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire | 8.74% | 10.96% | 9.68% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 10.67% | 11.85% | 11.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | - | £426 |
| 25th Percentile | £464 | £544 | £449 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £563 | £478 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +17.74% | -4.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £759 | £675 | £497 |
| 90th Percentile | £850 | - | £514 |
| East of England median daily rate | £505 | £556 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.21% | +17.11% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 53 | 34 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.51 | - | £60.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65.00 | £61.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £66.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.52% | +1.54% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £67.19 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £69.63 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire
Software Engineering 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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 759 | 464 | 454 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 81.88% | 92.43% | 84.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 268 | 212 | 165 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £201 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £405 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £544 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.07% | +24.29% | -20.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £788 | £699 | £650 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 274 | 141 | 114 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.00 | £16.45 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.15 | £18.82 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £43.00 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.16% | -28.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £73.75 | £70.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £47.00 | £21.64 | £28.42 |
| % change year-on-year | +117.19% | -23.86% | +42.10% |
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Software Engineering Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Software Engineering Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Software Engineering 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 Engineering within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. 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 | +4 | 70 | £488 | - | 18 |
| Welwyn Garden City | +6 | 4 | £850 | - | |
| Hemel Hempstead | -8 | 3 | £650 | +18.18% | 7 |
| Watford | -1 | 2 | £450 | -33.33% | 1 |
| Software Engineering East of England |
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Software Engineering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 21.0% | 17 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 17.3% | 14 |
| 3 | DevOps | 16.0% | 13 |
| 4 | Continuous Integration | 11.1% | 9 |
| 4 | Unit Testing | 11.1% | 9 |
| 6 | Software Testing | 9.9% | 8 |
| 7 | Validation | 8.6% | 7 |
| 8 | Continuous Improvement | 7.4% | 6 |
| 9 | Continuous Delivery | 6.2% | 5 |
| 9 | Digital Twin | 6.2% | 5 |
| 9 | Synthetic Environment | 6.2% | 5 |
| 9 | TDD | 6.2% | 5 |
| 9 | UML | 6.2% | 5 |
| 14 | Code Coverage | 4.9% | 4 |
| 14 | Containerisation | 4.9% | 4 |
| 14 | Customer Requirements | 4.9% | 4 |
| 14 | Digital Signal Processing | 4.9% | 4 |
| 14 | Infrastructure as Code | 4.9% | 4 |
| 14 | Requirements Analysis | 4.9% | 4 |
| 14 | Signal Processing | 4.9% | 4 |