The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedford requiring Microsoft Office skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Office over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Microsoft Office 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
5
3
2
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford
35.71%
9.68%
9.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
0
1
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
-
£200
£170
Median % change year-on-year
-
+17.65%
-66.00%
75th Percentile
-
-
£185
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£500
£500
£369
% change year-on-year
-
+35.59%
-26.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
2
0
Median hourly rate
-
£31.80
-
Bedfordshire median hourly rate
£30.78
£15.79
-
% change year-on-year
+94.93%
-
-
Microsoft Office Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
Microsoft Office Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Bedford.
Microsoft Office Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Office in Bedford.
Microsoft Office Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft Office also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedford region with a requirement for Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
