The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Police in contract job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Police over the 6 months leading up to 13 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
10 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Police |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedford |
2.70% |
- |
- |
| As % of the General category |
5.00% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£700 |
- |
- |
Police falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Bedford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
20 |
15 |
12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford |
54.05% |
78.95% |
75.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
9 |
1 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
£156 |
- |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£220 |
£185 |
£350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£480 |
£190 |
£606 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+152.63% |
-68.66% |
+236.81% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£195 |
£755 |
| 90th Percentile |
£725 |
- |
£756 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£529 |
£559 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.37% |
+11.75% |
+2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£12.11 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£14.16 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£41.45 |
£22.65 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+83.04% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£30.73 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£32.03 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£62.75 |
£84.75 |
£55.33 |
| % change year-on-year |
-25.96% |
+53.19% |
+0.59% |
Police
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Police relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
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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:
