DSP Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

DSP Software Engineer
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

As of 3 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median DSP Software Engineer daily rate in Stevenage.

 6 months to
3 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a DSP Software Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 0.79% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £58.87 - -
25th Percentile £60.72 - -
Median hourly rate £65.88 - -
75th Percentile £68.97 - -
90th Percentile £69.59 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.88 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 371 136 315
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.15% 97.14% 85.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 20 39
10th Percentile £201 £336 £80
25th Percentile £413 £450 £254
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £533 £400
Median % change year-on-year -7.61% +33.13% +3.23%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £525
90th Percentile £738 £626 £650
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £525 £425
% change year-on-year -2.86% +23.53% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 226 87 206
10th Percentile £28.37 £40.75 £40.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £55.00 £50.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.50 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +10.20% -5.77%
75th Percentile £70.00 £81.18 £70.00
90th Percentile - £85.00 £82.50
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% -4.76%

DSP Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'DSP Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

DSP Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Stevenage

DSP Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 3 April 2026, DSP Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Stevenage region featuring DSP Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (66.67%) C
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) FreeRTOS
2 2 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (66.67%) Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) SysML
2 2 (66.67%) UML
2 2 (66.67%) Wireless
3 1 (33.33%) Embedded C
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) System Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting

DSP Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 2 (66.67%) Ethernet
2 2 (66.67%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (33.33%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) FPGA
1 2 (66.67%) PCIe
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) Signal Processing
2 2 (66.67%) SysML
2 2 (66.67%) UML
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) System Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) C
2 1 (33.33%) Embedded C
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