Systems Engineer Contracts in Hertfordshire

System Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median System Engineer daily rate in Hertfordshire is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 52 60
Rank change year-on-year +20 +8 +8
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 15 19 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 4.45% 2.29% 1.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.10% 2.57% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £663 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 - -
75th Percentile £688 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £550 £197 £406
% change year-on-year +179.54% -51.57% -7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 14 8
10th Percentile £51.38 - £57.75
25th Percentile £52.50 - £60.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £39.55 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.06% -43.50% +56.34%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.75 -
90th Percentile £72.13 £72.57 -
East of England median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -7.69% +20.93%

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 294 738 705
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.24% 88.92% 92.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 141 299 375
10th Percentile £306 £240 £207
25th Percentile £446 £315 £351
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £430 £500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -14.00% +9.89%
75th Percentile £613 £575 £638
90th Percentile £675 £700 £738
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 291 142
10th Percentile £20.06 £37.91 £20.55
25th Percentile £44.95 £43.00 £49.25
Median hourly rate £63.00 £55.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.55% -12.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £79.82 £65.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £77.00 £76.75
East of England median hourly rate £44.10 £43.00 £41.81
% change year-on-year +2.56% +2.86% +161.28%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Engineer in Hertfordshire

Systems Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Systems Engineer in Hertfordshire

Systems Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Systems Engineer in Hertfordshire

Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Systems Engineer in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Systems Engineer in Hertfordshire

Systems 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 Systems Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 21 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 +13 14 - - 37
Welwyn Garden City -2 1 £675 - 3
Systems Engineer
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Systems 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (46.67%) System Testing
1 7 (46.67%) TestOps
2 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
3 4 (26.67%) C
3 4 (26.67%) Java
4 3 (20.00%) Tcl
4 3 (20.00%) Unix
4 3 (20.00%) Windows
4 3 (20.00%) Linux
4 3 (20.00%) Python
4 3 (20.00%) Aerospace
4 3 (20.00%) Bash
4 3 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
4 3 (20.00%) SpaceWire
4 3 (20.00%) Data Acquisition
5 2 (13.33%) Rational Statemate
5 2 (13.33%) Algorithms
5 2 (13.33%) EMC
5 2 (13.33%) Digital Signal Processing
5 2 (13.33%) Signal Processing
5 2 (13.33%) Degree
5 2 (13.33%) Functional Testing
5 2 (13.33%) VBA
5 2 (13.33%) MATLAB
5 2 (13.33%) Simulink
6 1 (6.67%) Disaster Recovery
6 1 (6.67%) Data Security
6 1 (6.67%) BCP
6 1 (6.67%) Kerberos

Systems 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:

Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Simulink
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.67%) Azure
1 1 (6.67%) Entra ID
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (20.00%) SpaceWire
2 1 (6.67%) DNS
2 1 (6.67%) Kerberos
Development Applications
1 2 (13.33%) Rational Statemate
General
1 3 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (6.67%) Aviation
2 1 (6.67%) Avionics
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Algorithms
2 1 (6.67%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) Linux
1 3 (20.00%) Unix
1 3 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (46.67%) System Testing
1 7 (46.67%) TestOps
2 3 (20.00%) Data Acquisition
2 3 (20.00%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (13.33%) Digital Signal Processing
3 2 (13.33%) Functional Testing
3 2 (13.33%) Signal Processing
4 1 (6.67%) BCP
4 1 (6.67%) Business Continuity
4 1 (6.67%) Business Continuity Planning
4 1 (6.67%) Commercial Awareness
4 1 (6.67%) Data Security
4 1 (6.67%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (6.67%) IT Strategy
4 1 (6.67%) Multi-Factor Authentication
4 1 (6.67%) Project Delivery
4 1 (6.67%) Roadmaps
4 1 (6.67%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (6.67%) Technology Strategy
4 1 (6.67%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 4 (26.67%) C
1 4 (26.67%) Java
2 3 (20.00%) Bash
2 3 (20.00%) Python
2 3 (20.00%) Tcl
3 2 (13.33%) MATLAB
3 2 (13.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 5 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 5 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 2 (13.33%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (6.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (6.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) EMC
2 1 (6.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.67%) Twitter