The median Linux Engineer daily rate in Stevenage is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
26 |
46 |
45 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
-1 |
-25 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Linux Engineer |
2 |
12 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stevenage |
1.60% |
2.62% |
1.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.68% |
2.97% |
1.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£525 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£550 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+37.50% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£575 |
£506 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£570 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£538 |
£550 |
£575 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.27% |
-4.35% |
+61.97% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
7 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£60.00 |
- |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
- |
£60.00 |
- |
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 |
119 |
404 |
267 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.20% |
88.21% |
90.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
18 |
51 |
71 |
| 10th Percentile |
£347 |
£80 |
£273 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£290 |
£318 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£533 |
£400 |
£388 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+33.13% |
+3.23% |
-7.46% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£575 |
£488 |
| 90th Percentile |
£629 |
£650 |
£575 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£538 |
£425 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.47% |
-15.00% |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
75 |
261 |
123 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41.25 |
£40.00 |
£49.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55.00 |
£43.00 |
£53.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£66.00 |
£55.00 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
-15.38% |
+15.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£81.35 |
£65.00 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85.00 |
£80.00 |
£77.00 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
£63.00 |
£50.00 |
£62.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.00% |
-20.00% |
+27.55% |
