Performance Engineering Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Performance Engineering
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring Performance Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Performance Engineering 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 0.29% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.37% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £551 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £75.00 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Stevenage

Performance Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 272 177 362
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 79.53% 89.85% 86.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 49 38
10th Percentile £350 £348 £80
25th Percentile £425 £500 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £400
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +37.50% -13.98%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £544
90th Percentile £733 £684 £615
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £528 £400
% change year-on-year -3.41% +32.00% -25.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 88 254
10th Percentile £22.68 £36.34 £38.12
25th Percentile £48.84 £44.45 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £81.11 £70.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £61.76 £54.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +14.36% +8.00% -23.08%

Performance Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Performance Engineering job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Performance Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Performance Engineering.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Performance Engineering

Performance Engineering
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 (100.00%) Simulink
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Design Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Numerate Degree