Business Case Contract Job Trends in Bedford

Business Cases
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - 7
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Business Case 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bedford 2.44% - 3.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.13% - 5.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £775 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - £575
75th Percentile £825 - £588
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £800 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +45.45% -4.35% +27.78%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bedford

Business Case 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 32 12 18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford 78.05% 92.31% 58.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 6 7
10th Percentile £440 £368 £185
25th Percentile £475 £563 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £625 £325
Median % change year-on-year -6.40% +92.31% +61.49%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £538
90th Percentile - £684 £653
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £580 £525
% change year-on-year -13.79% +10.48% +11.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - £13.47
25th Percentile £65.00 - £15.29
Median hourly rate £70.00 - £31.80
Median % change year-on-year - - +44.55%
75th Percentile £75.00 - £32.90
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £68.21 £61.50 £21.50
% change year-on-year +10.91% +186.05% -66.27%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Business Case job vacancy trend in Bedford

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Business Case

Business Case
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps