The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Watford requiring knowledge or experience of HP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited HP over the 6 months leading up to 8 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Hewlett-Packard Company.
|
|
6 months to
8 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
14 |
- |
22 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing HP |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford |
1.39% |
- |
0.76% |
| As % of the Vendors category |
3.33% |
- |
1.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£143 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£375 |
- |
£145 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£148 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£375 |
£563 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-33.33% |
+25.00% |
-5.26% |
HP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Watford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services |
30 |
23 |
69 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford |
41.67% |
51.11% |
52.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
22 |
20 |
43 |
| 10th Percentile |
£235 |
£302 |
£288 |
| 25th Percentile |
£325 |
£395 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£483 |
£438 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.10% |
+10.29% |
-32.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£488 |
£575 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£610 |
£576 |
£755 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£538 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.33% |
+7.50% |
-9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£14.25 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
- |
£14.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-34.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£14.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
£19.28 |
£72.50 |
£65.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-73.41% |
+11.54% |
- |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HP 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 HP.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing HP.
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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:
