Electronics Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Electronics
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Stevenage. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 20 4
Rank change year-on-year +7 -16 +11
Contract jobs citing Electronics 29 8 89
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 8.81% 6.40% 30.58%
As % of the General category 15.76% 11.43% 50.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 £525 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 -
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £625 £575 -
90th Percentile £626 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £600 £513 £375
% change year-on-year +17.07% +36.67% -36.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 7 56
10th Percentile £66.25 - £60.00
25th Percentile £68.13 - -
Median hourly rate £70.00 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -7.69% +13.04%
75th Percentile £76.25 £75.00 -
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.10 £79.81
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £70.00 £60.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +16.67% -7.69% +13.04%

All General Skills
Stevenage

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 184 70 175
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 55.93% 56.00% 60.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 17 14
10th Percentile £313 £308 £230
25th Percentile £425 £338 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% +25.00% -5.88%
75th Percentile £626 £575 £497
90th Percentile £753 £625 £670
Hertfordshire median daily rate £515 £519 £450
% change year-on-year -0.72% +15.28% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 29 102
10th Percentile £41.25 £59.10 £37.91
25th Percentile £50.19 £61.25 £42.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +12.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.05 £76.65 £70.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £20.09 £66.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -69.56% +10.00% -3.25%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Electronics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Electronics job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Electronics

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Stevenage over the 6 months to 15 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in Stevenage

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Electronics

Electronics
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 (10.34%) Ethernet
1 3 (10.34%) Modbus
1 3 (10.34%) RS-232
1 3 (10.34%) RS-422
1 3 (10.34%) RS-485
2 2 (6.90%) SpaceWire
Development Applications
1 16 (55.17%) Rational DOORS
2 9 (31.03%) Git
3 8 (27.59%) JIRA
3 8 (27.59%) PVCS
General
1 8 (27.59%) Aerospace
2 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (13.79%) Law
4 2 (6.90%) Avionics
4 2 (6.90%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.90%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (58.62%) Software Engineer
2 15 (51.72%) Embedded Engineer
2 15 (51.72%) Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) C Software Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) C/C++ Embedded Software Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) C/C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Embedded C Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Embedded C Software Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Embedded C/C++ Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Embedded C++ Engineer
3 7 (24.14%) Embedded C++ Software Engineer
4 6 (20.69%) Ada Engineer
4 6 (20.69%) Ada Software Engineer
5 5 (17.24%) Design Engineer
5 5 (17.24%) Digital Design Engineer
6 3 (10.34%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (6.90%) Lead
8 1 (3.45%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (24.14%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 9 (31.03%) FPGA
2 7 (24.14%) VHDL
3 2 (6.90%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (6.90%) ASIC
3 2 (6.90%) CAN bus
4 1 (3.45%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (65.52%) Software Engineering
2 11 (37.93%) Unit Testing
3 8 (27.59%) Code Coverage
3 8 (27.59%) Requirements Analysis
3 8 (27.59%) Validation
3 8 (27.59%) Workflow
4 7 (24.14%) Signal Processing
4 7 (24.14%) SysML
4 7 (24.14%) Systems Engineering
4 7 (24.14%) Test Scripting
4 7 (24.14%) UML
5 6 (20.69%) Technical Leadership
6 5 (17.24%) Mentoring
6 5 (17.24%) Software Testing
7 4 (13.79%) AI
7 4 (13.79%) Sensor Fusion
8 3 (10.34%) Agile
8 3 (10.34%) Continuous Integration
8 3 (10.34%) TDD
8 3 (10.34%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 21 (72.41%) C
2 19 (65.52%) C++
3 8 (27.59%) Python
4 7 (24.14%) Ada
4 7 (24.14%) Embedded C
4 7 (24.14%) Embedded C++
5 3 (10.34%) C#
Qualifications
1 2 (6.90%) SC Cleared
1 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.45%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) MIL-STD-1553
System Software
1 8 (27.59%) Virtual Machines
1 8 (27.59%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (13.79%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (27.59%) ANSYS
1 8 (27.59%) IBM
1 8 (27.59%) VMware
2 1 (3.45%) EMC