The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Microsoft Office skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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
7
2
3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford
36.84%
15.38%
11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
0
0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£41
-
-
Bedfordshire median daily rate
£255
£518
£288
% change year-on-year
-50.72%
+80.00%
-26.28%
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
£50.00
-
% change year-on-year
+60.00%
-
-
Microsoft Office Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Job postings citing Microsoft Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
Microsoft Office Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Microsoft Office.
Microsoft Office Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedford
For the 6 months to 20 September 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:
