Ethernet Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Ethernet
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring Ethernet skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 23 52
Rank change year-on-year -5 +29 -24
Contract jobs citing Ethernet 20 7 1
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 5.29% 5.00% 0.27%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 43.48% 13.73% 1.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £605 - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £626 - -
90th Percentile £626 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £625 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 6 1
10th Percentile £62.00 £63.13 -
25th Percentile - £65.00 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £75.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -
75th Percentile £67.25 £87.50 -
90th Percentile £69.60 £88.75 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £75.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -13.33% +15.38% -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Stevenage

Ethernet falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills 46 51 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 12.17% 36.43% 20.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 15 9
10th Percentile £371 £450 -
25th Percentile £425 £475 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £350
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +57.14% -19.08%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £450
90th Percentile £605 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £454 £538 £425
% change year-on-year -15.53% +26.47% -22.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 23 43
10th Percentile £55.00 £52.00 £52.25
25th Percentile £61.25 £61.88 £61.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £81.18 -
90th Percentile £75.00 £86.80 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £67.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -

Ethernet
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Ethernet job vacancy trend in Stevenage

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Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Ethernet

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Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Ethernet

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Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Ethernet in Stevenage over the 6 months to 3 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Ethernet in Stevenage

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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:

Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 10 (50.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (15.00%) Modbus
2 3 (15.00%) RS-232
2 3 (15.00%) RS-422
2 3 (15.00%) RS-485
2 3 (15.00%) Software-Defined Radio
2 3 (15.00%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 10 (50.00%) Eclipse
1 10 (50.00%) Visual Studio
2 7 (35.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 10 (50.00%) Military
2 9 (45.00%) Presentation Skills
3 8 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 4 (20.00%) Law
5 3 (15.00%) Aerospace
5 3 (15.00%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 13 (65.00%) Software Engineer
2 6 (30.00%) C# Software Engineer
3 5 (25.00%) Embedded Engineer
3 5 (25.00%) Embedded Software Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) C# Developer
4 3 (15.00%) C++ Software Engineer
4 3 (15.00%) Developer
5 2 (10.00%) C Software Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) DSP Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) DSP Software Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) Embedded C Engineer
5 2 (10.00%) Embedded C Software Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) C++ Developer
6 1 (5.00%) C++/C# Developer
6 1 (5.00%) Performance Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Platform Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Radio Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Software Test Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Systems Engineer
6 1 (5.00%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (50.00%) Node.js
1 10 (50.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 7 (35.00%) PCIe
2 3 (15.00%) FPGA
3 2 (10.00%) Embedded Systems
Operating Systems
1 13 (65.00%) Windows
2 10 (50.00%) Linux
3 7 (35.00%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (80.00%) Software Engineering
2 13 (65.00%) Agile
2 13 (65.00%) Continuous Integration
2 13 (65.00%) TDD
2 13 (65.00%) Unit Testing
3 10 (50.00%) CI/CD
3 10 (50.00%) Continuous Delivery
3 10 (50.00%) Digital Twin
3 10 (50.00%) Synthetic Environment
4 9 (45.00%) Software Testing
4 9 (45.00%) Validation
4 9 (45.00%) Verification and Validation
4 9 (45.00%) Visualisation
5 7 (35.00%) SysML
5 7 (35.00%) UML
6 6 (30.00%) Test Scripting
7 5 (25.00%) Technical Leadership
8 3 (15.00%) DevOps
8 3 (15.00%) Digital Signal Processing
8 3 (15.00%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 13 (65.00%) C#
1 13 (65.00%) C++
2 10 (50.00%) C
2 10 (50.00%) JavaScript
3 4 (20.00%) Embedded C
4 1 (5.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 10 (50.00%) Microsoft