Microsoft Excel Contract Job Trends in Bedford

Microsoft Excel
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Microsoft Excel skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 6 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Excel 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bedford 3.13% 18.75% -
As % of the Applications category 50.00% 50.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £388 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £463 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £425 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -15.00% - +6.67%

All Software Application Skills
Bedford

Microsoft Excel falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in Bedford.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2 6 2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford 6.25% 37.50% 8.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £76 - -
25th Percentile £128 £513 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £233 £525 £200
Median % change year-on-year -55.58% +162.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £357 £538 -
90th Percentile £420 - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £325 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -38.10% +10.53% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £30.70
Median hourly rate - - £31.80
75th Percentile - - £32.90
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £60.00 £30.78 £15.79
% change year-on-year +94.93% +94.93% -72.30%

Microsoft Excel
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Microsoft Excel job vacancy trend in Bedford

Microsoft Excel
Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Microsoft Excel.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) CATIA
1 1 (100.00%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) SWOT Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared