Degree Contracts in Hertfordshire

Academic Degree
East of England > Hertfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 21 9
Rank change year-on-year -11 -12 +9
Contract jobs citing Degree 42 59 90
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 5.04% 7.79% 11.61%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.91% 17.51% 34.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 20 47
10th Percentile £314 £448 £159
25th Percentile £350 £494 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £675 £425
Median % change year-on-year -42.59% +58.82% -10.53%
75th Percentile £506 £750 £553
90th Percentile £554 £866 £677
East of England median daily rate £488 £500 £460
% change year-on-year -2.50% +8.70% +2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 13 15
10th Percentile £35.00 £54.05 £35.00
25th Percentile - £60.00 £37.83
Median hourly rate £70.00 £65.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +32.65% +41.86%
75th Percentile £85.00 - £49.50
90th Percentile - - £71.40
East of England median hourly rate £48.00 £57.13 £22.25
% change year-on-year -15.97% +156.74% -28.23%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Hertfordshire

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Hertfordshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 302 337 263
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 36.21% 44.52% 33.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 128 181 120
10th Percentile £232 £273 £199
25th Percentile £330 £381 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £483
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +3.63% +13.53%
75th Percentile £600 £650 £588
90th Percentile £700 £715 £669
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +7.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 87 74 63
10th Percentile £39.36 £49.30 £35.00
25th Percentile - £53.75 £47.50
Median hourly rate £43.00 £61.25 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.80% +11.36% +22.22%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £70.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £35.65 £21.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year +69.76% +7.69% -26.42%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Hertfordshire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Hertfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Hertfordshire

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Hertfordshire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Hertfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Hertfordshire

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Hertfordshire

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stevenage -5 30 £363 +16.47% 35
Hatfield -5 5 £488 -2.50% 7
Welwyn Garden City +6 2 £575 - 10
St Albans - 2 £350 - 10
Hertford -1 1 - - 5
Hemel Hempstead -5 1 £240 -66.32% 16
Watford -5 1 - - 24
Degree
East of England

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.38%) Documentum
1 1 (2.38%) IIS
1 1 (2.38%) Tomcat
Applications
1 19 (45.24%) Simulink
2 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (4.76%) Stateflow
4 1 (2.38%) AutoCAD
4 1 (2.38%) Chatbot
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.38%) PTC Creo
4 1 (2.38%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (2.38%) Maximo
1 1 (2.38%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.38%) AWS
1 1 (2.38%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.38%) DVB
1 1 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (2.38%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.38%) Big Data
1 1 (2.38%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.38%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Rational DOORS
1 2 (4.76%) Rational Team Concert
2 1 (2.38%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 10 (23.81%) Social Skills
2 5 (11.90%) Law
3 3 (7.14%) Aerospace
3 3 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (7.14%) Finance
3 3 (7.14%) Telecoms
4 2 (4.76%) French Language
4 2 (4.76%) German Language
4 2 (4.76%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.38%) Electronics
5 1 (2.38%) Legal
5 1 (2.38%) Multimedia
5 1 (2.38%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 17 (40.48%) FPGA Engineer
2 16 (38.10%) Design Engineer
2 16 (38.10%) FPGA Design Engineer
3 4 (9.52%) Analyst
4 3 (7.14%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
4 3 (7.14%) Digital Hardware Engineer
4 3 (7.14%) Hardware Engineer
5 2 (4.76%) Consultant
5 2 (4.76%) Machine Learning Analyst
5 2 (4.76%) Project Controller
6 1 (2.38%) Applications Support
6 1 (2.38%) Applications Support Engineer
6 1 (2.38%) Development Manager
6 1 (2.38%) Linux Engineer
6 1 (2.38%) Network Engineer
6 1 (2.38%) Procurement Manager
6 1 (2.38%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (2.38%) Senior Data Analyst
6 1 (2.38%) Support Engineer
6 1 (2.38%) Technical Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) GStreamer
1 1 (2.38%) RESTful
1 1 (2.38%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 17 (40.48%) FPGA
1 17 (40.48%) Verilog
1 17 (40.48%) VHDL
2 4 (9.52%) Algorithms
2 4 (9.52%) Data Structures
2 4 (9.52%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (7.14%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.38%) Digital TV
5 1 (2.38%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.76%) Linux
2 1 (2.38%) CentOS
2 1 (2.38%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (2.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (2.38%) Ubuntu
2 1 (2.38%) Unix
2 1 (2.38%) Windows
2 1 (2.38%) Windows 10
2 1 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (40.48%) FPGA Design
1 17 (40.48%) UVM
2 16 (38.10%) Signal Processing
3 8 (19.05%) Computer Science
3 8 (19.05%) Mathematics
4 6 (14.29%) Statistics
4 6 (14.29%) Validation
5 5 (11.90%) Artificial Intelligence
5 5 (11.90%) Machine Learning
5 5 (11.90%) Software Engineering
6 4 (9.52%) Data Modelling
6 4 (9.52%) Data Science
6 4 (9.52%) Decision-Making
6 4 (9.52%) Predictive Modelling
6 4 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (9.52%) Software Architecture
7 3 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (7.14%) Physics
7 3 (7.14%) Verification and Validation
8 2 (4.76%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 19 (45.24%) C
2 17 (40.48%) SystemVerilog
3 6 (14.29%) Python
4 4 (9.52%) Java
4 4 (9.52%) R
5 2 (4.76%) Fortran
5 2 (4.76%) MATLAB
5 2 (4.76%) Shell Script
5 2 (4.76%) SQL
6 1 (2.38%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (11.90%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (11.90%) Master's Degree
2 2 (4.76%) ACCA
2 2 (4.76%) CIMA
2 2 (4.76%) PMP
3 1 (2.38%) CCIE
3 1 (2.38%) CCNA
3 1 (2.38%) CCNP
3 1 (2.38%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.38%) DV Cleared
3 1 (2.38%) Linux+ Certification
3 1 (2.38%) LPIC
3 1 (2.38%) PgMP
3 1 (2.38%) PhD
3 1 (2.38%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.38%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (2.38%) RHCE
3 1 (2.38%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.38%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (2.38%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) PMO
1 1 (2.38%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (7.14%) Firmware
2 1 (2.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.38%) Docker
2 1 (2.38%) KVM
2 1 (2.38%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.38%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (2.38%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.38%) Xen
Systems Management
1 1 (2.38%) Ansible
1 1 (2.38%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.38%) Progress Chef
1 1 (2.38%) Puppet
Vendors
1 17 (40.48%) Intel
1 17 (40.48%) Microsemi
1 17 (40.48%) Xilinx
2 3 (7.14%) SAP
3 2 (4.76%) MathWorks
3 2 (4.76%) VMware
4 1 (2.38%) Cisco
4 1 (2.38%) ESRI
4 1 (2.38%) Genesys
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.38%) Red Hat