Software Engineering
East of England > Hertfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -6 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 103 | 79 | 100 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 11.98% | 10.27% | 12.61% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.70% | 11.81% | 14.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 10 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £495 | £405 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £525 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £625 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.00% | +19.16% | +11.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £450 | £719 | £617 |
| 90th Percentile | £484 | £743 | £738 |
| East of England median daily rate | £485 | £550 | £528 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.82% | +4.27% | +24.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 80 | 50 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | - | £47.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £53.75 | £50.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.04% | +27.78% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £77.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £90.00 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +13.04% | +27.78% |
All Process and 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 752 | 669 | 703 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 87.44% | 87.00% | 88.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 260 | 373 | 425 |
| 10th Percentile | £224 | £260 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £363 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £676 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £750 | £709 |
| East of England median daily rate | £441 | £480 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.13% | +1.05% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 314 | 136 | 87 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.12 | £21.00 | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £40.00 | £50.94 | £36.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £62.50 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +25.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £70.00 | £58.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.25 | £78.50 | £60.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £21.26 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.15% | +21.49% | +9.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 22 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Software Engineering in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 22 June 2024.
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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 Software Engineering within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 22 June 2024. 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 | -2 | 92 | £400 | - | 11 |
| Royston | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Hemel Hempstead | +8 | 1 | £700 | - | |
| Hertford | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Watford | - | 1 | £475 | - | |
| Software Engineering East of England |
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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: