3rd Line Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bedford

Third Line Engineer
Bedfordshire > Bedford

As of 19 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Third Line Engineer daily rate in Bedford.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bedford 3.70% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.85% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate - £450 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bedford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 Bedford with a recognized job title 26 18 14
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.30% 94.74% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 8 10
10th Percentile £166 £180 £171
25th Percentile £411 £289 £184
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £514 £275
Median % change year-on-year +7.92% +87.00% -6.78%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £397
90th Percentile £649 £681 £585
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37.50 - -
Median hourly rate £40.73 £30.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +35.75% - -
75th Percentile £46.25 - -
90th Percentile £53.00 - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £80.00 £50.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +60.00% -9.09% -1.48%

3rd Line Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '3rd Line Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

3rd Line Engineer job vacancy trend in Bedford

3rd Line Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Bedford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Bedford

3rd Line Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Bedford.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 3rd Line Engineer job vacancies in Bedford

3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, 3rd Line Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedford region featuring 3rd Line Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Barracuda Networks
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

3rd Line Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (100.00%) Server Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CCNA
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (100.00%) MCSE
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Essentials
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Barracuda Networks
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Palo Alto
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) VMware