Aerospace
Bedfordshire > Bedford
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aerospace in contract job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aerospace over the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Aerospace | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedford | 32.26% | - | - |
| As % of the General category | 45.45% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £543 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £618 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £618 | - | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -16.01% |
All General Skills
Bedford
Aerospace falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Bedford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 22 | 11 | 14 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford | 70.97% | 68.75% | 53.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £279 | £341 | £178 |
| 25th Percentile | £543 | £526 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £585 | £625 | £225 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.40% | +177.78% | -41.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £684 | £775 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £525 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +9.52% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £19.91 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £26.85 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £31.80 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +135.56% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £32.90 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £68.21 | £30.78 | £19.51 |
| % change year-on-year | +121.60% | +57.81% | -62.85% |
Aerospace
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Aerospace relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
Aerospace
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Aerospace.
Aerospace
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: