The median Unix Engineer daily rate in Watford is £250, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
9 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Unix Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Watford |
3.45% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.45% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£250 |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£250 |
£550 |
£388 |
| % change year-on-year |
-54.55% |
+41.94% |
- |
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 |
29 |
111 |
140 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
95.69% |
95.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
21 |
84 |
98 |
| 10th Percentile |
£306 |
£276 |
£186 |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
£325 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£425 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
-29.17% |
+41.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£559 |
£747 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£721 |
£895 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate |
£538 |
£425 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.47% |
-15.00% |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£46.31 |
£14.25 |
£21.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£47.44 |
£14.50 |
£22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+227.17% |
-34.09% |
-37.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.57 |
£14.75 |
£35.08 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£35.80 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate |
£63.00 |
£50.00 |
£62.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.00% |
-20.00% |
+27.55% |
