The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring QEMU skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
QEMU falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Stevenage.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills |
46 |
19 |
30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage |
14.79% |
14.50% |
13.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
14 |
8 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£272 |
£298 |
£280 |
| 25th Percentile |
£451 |
£425 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£538 |
£513 |
£420 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.88% |
+22.02% |
+12.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£575 |
£473 |
| 90th Percentile |
£681 |
£586 |
£550 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£500 |
£643 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.00% |
-22.18% |
+16.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
16 |
9 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52.00 |
£59.80 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£64.56 |
£61.50 |
£65.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£67.00 |
£66.00 |
£78.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.52% |
-16.16% |
+28.01% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£75.00 |
£84.36 |
| 90th Percentile |
£73.75 |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
£67.00 |
£66.00 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.52% |
+1.54% |
+8.33% |
