Software Developer Contracts in Hertfordshire

Software Developer
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Software Developer daily rate in Hertfordshire is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 75 -
Rank change year-on-year +30 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Developer 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 0.43% 0.26% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% 0.28% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £456 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - -
75th Percentile £469 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £481 £600 £538
% change year-on-year -19.79% +11.63% +9.41%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 437 716 771
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.00% 93.47% 90.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 413 476
10th Percentile £264 £263 £225
25th Percentile £336 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +16.67%
75th Percentile £575 £675 £650
90th Percentile £634 £738 £775
East of England median daily rate £450 £478 £495
% change year-on-year -5.76% -3.54% +16.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 99 153 138
10th Percentile £15.42 £18.20 £16.11
25th Percentile £35.00 £42.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +98.35%
75th Percentile £68.75 £70.00 £67.13
90th Percentile £75.05 £90.00 £74.50
East of England median hourly rate £47.50 £40.28 £19.81
% change year-on-year +17.94% +103.31% +41.50%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Hertfordshire

Software Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Software Developer in Hertfordshire

Software Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Software Developer in Hertfordshire

Software Developer
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 Software Developer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 November 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 - 1 - -
Software Developer
East of England

Software Developer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 15 November 2024, Software Developer 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
1 1 (50.00%) VHDL
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) FPGA
1 1 (50.00%) Ubuntu
1 1 (50.00%) Xilinx
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) 5G
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) PetaLinux
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) VB
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) MS Access

Software Developer Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) 5G
1 1 (50.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) PetaLinux
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) FPGA
1 1 (50.00%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) C
1 1 (50.00%) C#
1 1 (50.00%) C++
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) VB
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Xilinx