Academic Degree
Bedfordshire > Bedford
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedford with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | - | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Degree | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedford | 2.94% | - | 20.00% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 20.00% | - | 60.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £505 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £515 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £533 | £500 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.50% | +25.00% | -29.82% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedford
Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedford.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford | 14.71% | 11.11% | 33.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £220 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | - | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £515 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £626 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £55.00 | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £74.00 | £85.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.94% | +30.77% | +18.18% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Degree.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Degree.
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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: