Industry 4.0 Contract Job Trends in Bedford

Industry 4.0
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in contract job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

All Generic Skills
Bedford

Industry 4.0 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.

Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Industry 4.0 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Industry 4.0
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, contractor job vacancies citing Industry 4.0 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 Industry 4.0.

Industry 4.0
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: