Agile Contract Job Trends in Bedford

Agile Software Development
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Agile skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 6 8
Rank change year-on-year -6 +2 -
Contract jobs citing Agile 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bedford 2.78% 17.65% 3.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.03% 20.00% 5.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £388 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £900
75th Percentile £463 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £538 £525 £503
% change year-on-year +2.50% +4.48% -8.64%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bedford

Agile falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bedford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33 15 17
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford 91.67% 88.24% 58.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 7 7
10th Percentile £466 £508 £185
25th Percentile £475 £531 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £600 £325
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +84.62% +51.16%
75th Percentile £647 £675 £463
90th Percentile £675 £683 £713
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -16.67% +14.29% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £15.29
25th Percentile - - £19.14
Median hourly rate - - £31.80
Median % change year-on-year - - +86.35%
75th Percentile - - £32.90
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £68.21 £36.14 £21.50
% change year-on-year +88.74% +68.09% -61.49%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Agile relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Agile job vacancy trend in Bedford

Agile
Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Agile.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Agile

Agile
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) CATIA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SWOT Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared