The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Watford requiring Perl skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Perl falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Watford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
12
12
13
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford
21.05%
14.81%
11.21%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
11
7
10th Percentile
£458
-
£400
25th Percentile
£525
£325
£419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£350
£650
Median % change year-on-year
+57.14%
-46.15%
+18.18%
75th Percentile
£575
£478
£675
90th Percentile
£675
£625
£715
Hertfordshire median daily rate
£550
£413
£500
% change year-on-year
+33.33%
-17.50%
-9.09%
Perl Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Perl relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
Perl Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Perl.
Perl Hourly Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Watford citing Perl.
Perl Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford
For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Perl also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Watford region with a requirement for Perl.
Perl 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:
