National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
East of England > Bedfordshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for NCSC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited NCSC over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | 29 | 39 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +10 | - |
| Contract jobs citing NCSC | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 0.41% | 1.68% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.44% | 7.14% | 4.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | - |
| East of England median daily rate | - | £725 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +45.00% | +122.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | £52.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.38% | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £80.00 | £52.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +52.38% | - | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bedfordshire
NCSC is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 41 | 42 | 46 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 16.67% | 23.46% | 16.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 30 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £448 | £281 | £264 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £425 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.94% | +30.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £600 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | - | £575 |
| East of England median daily rate | £410 | £450 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.89% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.39 | £51.25 | £66.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.79 | £52.50 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -69.92% | -22.22% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £16.20 | £53.75 | £69.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.00 | - | £69.75 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £15.79 | £17.50 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.77% | -30.00% | +66.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing NCSC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Bedfordshire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing NCSC in Bedfordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing NCSC within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | -6 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| NCSC East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
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