Service Management
Bedfordshire > Bedford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Service Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Service Management | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedford | 10.71% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.64% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £475 | £625 | £506 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.00% | +23.46% | -22.12% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £55.00 | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bedford
Service Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bedford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 22 | 15 | 12 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford | 78.57% | 78.95% | 63.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £166 | £325 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £413 | £256 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £555 | £525 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.71% | +40.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £475 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £683 | £690 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +3.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £37.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £30.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £54.50 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £71.00 | £52.50 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.24% | -4.55% | -3.51% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Service Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Service Management.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Service Management.
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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: