Public Sector Contract Job Trends in Bedford

Public Sector
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 4 8
Rank change year-on-year -8 +4 -2
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 1 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bedford 2.44% 35.71% 3.23%
As % of the General category 4.35% 38.46% 4.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £775 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 - £575
Median % change year-on-year - - +248.48%
75th Percentile £825 - £588
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £525 £525 £458
% change year-on-year - +14.75% -16.82%

All General Skills
Bedford

Public Sector 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 23 13 21
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford 56.10% 92.86% 67.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 7 9
10th Percentile £418 £375 £193
25th Percentile £543 £526 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £600 £325
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +84.62% +103.13%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £588
90th Percentile - £683 £756
Bedfordshire median daily rate £525 £600 £525
% change year-on-year -12.50% +14.29% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - £13.47
25th Percentile - - £15.29
Median hourly rate - - £31.80
75th Percentile - - £32.90
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £66.61 £60.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +11.01% +179.07% -76.11%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Bedford

Public Sector
Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Public Sector

Public Sector
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps