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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 25 8
Rank change year-on-year -7 -17 +6
Contract jobs citing Degree 44 55 96
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 5.20% 7.13% 12.05%
As % of the Qualifications category 13.88% 15.80% 33.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 19 51
10th Percentile £309 £434 £190
25th Percentile £350 £531 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £700 £450
Median % change year-on-year -46.43% +55.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £506 £788 £586
90th Percentile - £875 £711
East of England median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 12 17
10th Percentile £35.00 £53.78 £24.00
25th Percentile - £59.06 £35.00
Median hourly rate £70.00 £63.75 £36.16
Median % change year-on-year +9.80% +76.30% +4.69%
75th Percentile £85.00 £65.00 £49.50
90th Percentile - - £64.60
East of England median hourly rate £55.00 £57.31 £24.00
% change year-on-year -4.03% +138.80% -25.00%

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 317 348 284
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 37.47% 45.14% 35.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 196 137
10th Percentile £240 £288 £280
25th Percentile £332 £398 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £675 £600
90th Percentile £700 £738 £680
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +7.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 67 68
10th Percentile £38.40 £49.00 £24.00
25th Percentile - £53.75 £46.25
Median hourly rate £43.00 £60.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.33% +9.09% +37.50%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £70.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £21.00 £19.81
% change year-on-year +90.48% +6.01% -14.65%

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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 June 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 -10 32 £363 +16.47% 35
Hatfield -6 5 £488 -2.50% 6
St Albans - 3 £350 - 6
Welwyn Garden City +5 1 £600 - 5
Hemel Hempstead +2 1 £240 -66.32% 22
Watford -4 1 - - 34
Hertford - 1 - - 5
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 (2.27%) Documentum
1 1 (2.27%) IIS
1 1 (2.27%) Tomcat
Applications
1 20 (45.45%) Simulink
2 3 (6.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (4.55%) Stateflow
4 1 (2.27%) AutoCAD
4 1 (2.27%) Chatbot
4 1 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (2.27%) PTC Creo
4 1 (2.27%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 1 (2.27%) Maximo
1 1 (2.27%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (2.27%) AWS
1 1 (2.27%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) DVB
1 1 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (2.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) Big Data
1 1 (2.27%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Rational DOORS
1 2 (4.55%) Rational Team Concert
2 1 (2.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 11 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 5 (11.36%) Law
3 3 (6.82%) Aerospace
3 3 (6.82%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (6.82%) Finance
3 3 (6.82%) Manufacturing
3 3 (6.82%) Telecoms
4 2 (4.55%) Electronics
4 2 (4.55%) French Language
4 2 (4.55%) German Language
5 1 (2.27%) Multimedia
5 1 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 18 (40.91%) FPGA Engineer
2 16 (36.36%) Design Engineer
2 16 (36.36%) FPGA Design Engineer
3 4 (9.09%) Analyst
4 3 (6.82%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
4 3 (6.82%) Digital Hardware Engineer
4 3 (6.82%) Hardware Engineer
5 2 (4.55%) Consultant
5 2 (4.55%) Machine Learning Analyst
5 2 (4.55%) Project Controller
6 1 (2.27%) Applications Support
6 1 (2.27%) Applications Support Engineer
6 1 (2.27%) Data Analyst
6 1 (2.27%) Development Manager
6 1 (2.27%) Network Engineer
6 1 (2.27%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (2.27%) Senior Data Analyst
6 1 (2.27%) Support Engineer
6 1 (2.27%) Technical Consultant
6 1 (2.27%) Test Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.27%) GStreamer
1 1 (2.27%) RESTful
1 1 (2.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 18 (40.91%) FPGA
1 18 (40.91%) Verilog
1 18 (40.91%) VHDL
2 4 (9.09%) Algorithms
2 4 (9.09%) Data Structures
2 4 (9.09%) Embedded Systems
3 3 (6.82%) Management Information System
4 2 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.27%) Analogue Electronics
5 1 (2.27%) Digital TV
5 1 (2.27%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.55%) Linux
2 1 (2.27%) CentOS
2 1 (2.27%) Embedded Linux
2 1 (2.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (2.27%) Ubuntu
2 1 (2.27%) Unix
2 1 (2.27%) Windows
2 1 (2.27%) Windows 10
2 1 (2.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (40.91%) FPGA Design
1 18 (40.91%) UVM
2 16 (36.36%) Signal Processing
3 8 (18.18%) Computer Science
3 8 (18.18%) Mathematics
4 6 (13.64%) Statistics
4 6 (13.64%) Validation
5 5 (11.36%) Artificial Intelligence
5 5 (11.36%) Machine Learning
5 5 (11.36%) Software Engineering
6 4 (9.09%) Data Modelling
6 4 (9.09%) Data Science
6 4 (9.09%) Predictive Modelling
6 4 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (9.09%) Project Management
6 4 (9.09%) Software Architecture
7 3 (6.82%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (6.82%) Decision-Making
7 3 (6.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (6.82%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 20 (45.45%) C
2 18 (40.91%) SystemVerilog
3 6 (13.64%) Python
4 4 (9.09%) Java
4 4 (9.09%) R
5 2 (4.55%) Fortran
5 2 (4.55%) MATLAB
5 2 (4.55%) Shell Script
5 2 (4.55%) SQL
6 1 (2.27%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (11.36%) Computer Science Degree
1 5 (11.36%) Master's Degree
2 2 (4.55%) ACCA
2 2 (4.55%) CIMA
2 2 (4.55%) PMP
2 2 (4.55%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.27%) CCIE
3 1 (2.27%) CCNA
3 1 (2.27%) CCNP
3 1 (2.27%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.27%) Linux+ Certification
3 1 (2.27%) LPIC
3 1 (2.27%) PgMP
3 1 (2.27%) PhD
3 1 (2.27%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.27%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 1 (2.27%) RHCE
3 1 (2.27%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.27%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (2.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.27%) PMO
1 1 (2.27%) QA
1 1 (2.27%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (6.82%) Firmware
2 1 (2.27%) Active Directory
2 1 (2.27%) Docker
2 1 (2.27%) KVM
2 1 (2.27%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (2.27%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (2.27%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.27%) Xen
Systems Management
1 1 (2.27%) Ansible
1 1 (2.27%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.27%) Progress Chef
1 1 (2.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 18 (40.91%) Intel
1 18 (40.91%) Microsemi
1 18 (40.91%) Xilinx
2 3 (6.82%) SAP
3 2 (4.55%) MathWorks
3 2 (4.55%) VMware
4 1 (2.27%) Cisco
4 1 (2.27%) ESRI
4 1 (2.27%) Facebook
4 1 (2.27%) Genesys
4 1 (2.27%) Microsoft
4 1 (2.27%) Red Hat