Cyber Essentials PLUS
Hertfordshire > Watford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Cyber Essentials PLUS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials PLUS | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford | 7.94% | - | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 31.25% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £244 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £249 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £254 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £249 | £500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -50.20% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28.52 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £31.49 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34.16 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £34.58 | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £31.49 | - | £44.50 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Watford
Cyber Essentials PLUS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Watford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford | 25.40% | 14.08% | 16.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £244 | £302 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £395 | £306 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £313 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +76.00% | -37.50% | +55.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £414 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £453 | £688 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £519 | £385 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.68% | -23.00% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.93 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £28.52 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £31.49 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £34.16 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £34.58 | - | - |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £18.79 | £15.73 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.42% | -64.65% | +154.29% |
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cyber Essentials PLUS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Cyber Essentials PLUS
Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Cyber Essentials PLUS.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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: