The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fat Client in contract job vacancies in Watford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fat Client over the 6 months leading up to 8 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
13 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Fat Client |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford |
2.78% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
10.00% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£240 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£263 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£300 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£338 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£360 |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£300 |
- |
- |
Fat Client 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 Watford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
20 |
12 |
25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford |
27.78% |
26.67% |
19.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
13 |
7 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£151 |
£190 |
£255 |
| 25th Percentile |
£225 |
£234 |
£343 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£350 |
£475 |
£443 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-26.32% |
+7.34% |
-29.20% |
| 75th Percentile |
£425 |
£495 |
£494 |
| 90th Percentile |
£488 |
£532 |
£615 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£538 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.63% |
+13.16% |
-6.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£46.31 |
£13.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.90 |
£47.44 |
£15.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-60.16% |
+216.27% |
-31.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£48.57 |
£16.50 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
£60.25 |
£72.50 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.90% |
+11.54% |
-1.52% |
Fat Client
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Fat Client relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Fat Client.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Watford
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Fat Client in Watford over the 6 months to 8 March 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Fat Client.
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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:
