The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedford requiring Azure skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Azure over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Azure falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Bedford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
6
7
9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford
42.86%
22.58%
42.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
6
7
10th Percentile
-
£175
£154
25th Percentile
-
£188
£159
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£225
£263
£175
Median % change year-on-year
-14.29%
+50.00%
+1.16%
75th Percentile
-
£288
£188
90th Percentile
-
£388
£223
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£525
£466
£520
% change year-on-year
+12.60%
-10.34%
+4.00%
Azure Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Job postings citing Azure as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
Azure Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Azure in Bedford.
Azure Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Azure in Bedford.
Azure Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Azure also mentioned 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 Bedford region with a requirement for Azure.
Azure Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford 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:
