IT Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford
The median IT Engineer daily rate in Watford is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | - | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +2 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Watford | 4.35% | - | 3.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.44% | - | 3.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £469 | - | £112 |
| 25th Percentile | £478 | - | £114 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | - | £119 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +15.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | - | £143 |
| 90th Percentile | £566 | - | £177 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £155 | £189 | £123 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.99% | +54.29% | +19.51% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Watford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Watford with a recognized job title | 45 | 78 | 113 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 97.83% | 91.76% | 97.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 54 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £254 | £169 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £313 | £247 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £375 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -21.05% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £529 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £696 | £740 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £525 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.53 | £13.28 | £16.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.96 | £13.69 | £17.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.51 | £14.31 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +106.18% | -34.94% | -37.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.82 | £14.94 | £23.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.44 | £16.88 | £24.59 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £49.15 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.71% | -23.08% | +16.07% |
IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Watford.
IT Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Watford.
IT Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Engineer job vacancies in Watford.
IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 6 September 2025, IT Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Watford region featuring IT Engineer in the job title.
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IT Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: