The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smartcard in contract job vacancies in Stevenage. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smartcard over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
40 |
28 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-12 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Smartcard |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage |
1.03% |
1.49% |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
4.26% |
2.63% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
2 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£450 |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£475 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£450 |
£450 |
- |
Smartcard falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Stevenage.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
94 |
76 |
122 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage |
24.29% |
56.72% |
27.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
56 |
16 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
£334 |
£400 |
£284 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£450 |
£295 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£535 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.55% |
+33.75% |
+6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£528 |
£625 |
£625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£681 |
- |
£650 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£545 |
£464 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.84% |
+17.52% |
-7.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
21 |
41 |
57 |
| 10th Percentile |
£50.25 |
£47.50 |
£54.00 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55.00 |
£66.00 |
£61.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
£70.00 |
£80.00 |
£65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
+23.08% |
-1.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£82.25 |
£85.00 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84.00 |
£87.50 |
£85.00 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£72.50 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.34% |
+11.54% |
-0.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Smartcard relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.
Smartcard
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Smartcard.
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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:
