TCP/IP Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring TCP/IP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 24 53
Rank change year-on-year -10 +29 -38
Contract jobs citing TCP/IP 12 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 3.38% 3.13% 0.29%
As % of the Communications & Networking category 30.77% 8.00% 1.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £150 £550 £350
% change year-on-year -72.73% +57.14% -36.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 0
10th Percentile £61.25 £62.00 -
25th Percentile - £63.13 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 -

All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Stevenage

TCP/IP 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 39 50 73
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 10.99% 39.06% 21.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 17 9
10th Percentile £425 £450 -
25th Percentile £444 £463 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £350
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% +57.14% -19.08%
75th Percentile £575 £625 £450
90th Percentile £613 - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £450 £538 £425
% change year-on-year -16.28% +26.47% -22.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 19 46
10th Percentile £55.00 £48.00 £55.63
25th Percentile £62.19 £61.88 -
Median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £67.81 £78.01 -
90th Percentile £75.00 £81.50 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £65.00 £66.25 £65.00
% change year-on-year -1.89% +1.92% -

TCP/IP
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

TCP/IP job vacancy trend in Stevenage

TCP/IP
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing TCP/IP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing TCP/IP

TCP/IP
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing TCP/IP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing TCP/IP

TCP/IP
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:

Communications & Networking
1 11 (91.67%) Ethernet
2 1 (8.33%) DNS
Development Applications
1 11 (91.67%) Eclipse
1 11 (91.67%) Visual Studio
General
1 11 (91.67%) Military
2 10 (83.33%) Presentation Skills
3 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Law
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) C# Software Engineer
1 7 (58.33%) Software Engineer
2 4 (33.33%) C++ Software Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) C# Developer
3 3 (25.00%) Developer
4 1 (8.33%) C++ Developer
4 1 (8.33%) C++/C# Developer
4 1 (8.33%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (91.67%) Node.js
1 11 (91.67%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 11 (91.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Agile
1 11 (91.67%) CI/CD
1 11 (91.67%) Continuous Delivery
1 11 (91.67%) Continuous Integration
1 11 (91.67%) Digital Twin
1 11 (91.67%) Synthetic Environment
1 11 (91.67%) TDD
1 11 (91.67%) Unit Testing
2 10 (83.33%) Validation
2 10 (83.33%) Verification and Validation
2 10 (83.33%) Visualisation
3 8 (66.67%) Software Engineering
4 1 (8.33%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 11 (91.67%) C#
1 11 (91.67%) C++
1 11 (91.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 4 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 11 (91.67%) Microsoft