The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Protection Act in contract job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Protection Act over the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Protection Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Bedford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
10
3
10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford
52.63%
20.00%
35.71%
Number of daily rates quoted
2
2
6
10th Percentile
£189
-
£153
25th Percentile
£195
-
£156
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£208
£325
£181
Median % change year-on-year
-36.15%
+79.31%
-
75th Percentile
£218
-
£194
90th Percentile
£222
-
£234
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£575
£550
£450
% change year-on-year
+4.55%
+22.22%
-10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
1
0
10th Percentile
£42.56
-
-
25th Percentile
£44.21
-
-
Median hourly rate
£48.23
£30.00
-
Median % change year-on-year
+60.75%
-
-
75th Percentile
£53.49
-
-
90th Percentile
£55.90
-
-
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£80.00
£62.50
£55.00
% change year-on-year
+28.00%
+13.64%
+214.29%
Data Protection Act Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Job postings citing Data Protection Act as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
Data Protection Act Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Protection Act in Bedford.
Data Protection Act Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford
For the 6 months to 15 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Protection Act 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 Data Protection Act.
Data Protection Act 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:
