The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedford requiring knowledge or experience of HP products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited HP over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Hewlett-Packard Company.
HP falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Bedford.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
8
10
8
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford
36.36%
55.56%
44.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
5
4
10th Percentile
£95
£238
£200
25th Percentile
£175
-
£304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£423
£325
£388
Median % change year-on-year
+30.00%
-16.13%
+3.33%
75th Percentile
£638
£505
£525
90th Percentile
-
£525
£750
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£505
£525
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.81%
+5.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
1
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£37.50
-
-
Median hourly rate
£40.73
£30.00
-
Median % change year-on-year
+35.75%
-
-
75th Percentile
£46.25
-
-
90th Percentile
£53.00
-
-
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£75.50
£55.65
£52.50
% change year-on-year
+35.67%
+6.00%
+200.00%
HP Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing HP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
HP Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing HP.
HP Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing HP.
HP Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford
For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing HP also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedford region with a requirement for HP.
HP 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:
