The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Firewall skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
6 |
- |
6 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Firewall |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedford |
4.00% |
- |
6.25% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category |
25.00% |
- |
100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£438 |
£525 |
£325 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+61.54% |
-13.33% |
Firewall falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Bedford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford |
16.00% |
10.53% |
6.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£85 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£150 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£258 |
£180 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+43.46% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£367 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£432 |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£388 |
£500 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-22.50% |
+11.11% |
+20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
£41.45 |
£30.00 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+38.17% |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£80.00 |
£30.00 |
£52.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+166.67% |
-42.86% |
+237.40% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Firewall 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 Firewall.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Firewall.
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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:
