Business Strategy Contract Job Trends in Bedford

Business Strategy
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Business Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Business Strategy 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bedford 3.13% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £538 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £613 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £800 -
% change year-on-year -37.50% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bedford

Business Strategy 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 29 13 14
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford 90.63% 81.25% 56.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 6 6
10th Percentile £354 £507 £181
25th Percentile £475 £534 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £625 £263
Median % change year-on-year -6.40% +138.10% +22.09%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £516
90th Percentile £675 £684 £744
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +7.69%
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 £36.14 £21.50
% change year-on-year +88.74% +68.09% -60.66%

Business Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Business Strategy job vacancy trend in Bedford

Business Strategy
Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

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

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

Business Strategy
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%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared