Systems Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bedford

System Engineer
Bedfordshire > Bedford

As of 14 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median System Engineer daily rate in Bedford.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - 5
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Engineer 1 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bedford 3.03% - 15.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.13% - 16.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate - - £458
% change year-on-year - - -6.15%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bedford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bedford with a recognized job title 32 18 24
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.97% 100.00% 92.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 8 13
10th Percentile £354 £405 £175
25th Percentile £475 £510 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £585 £575 £250
Median % change year-on-year +1.74% +130.00% +42.86%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £300
90th Percentile £675 £681 £538
Bedfordshire median daily rate £505 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -8.18% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £19.91
25th Percentile - - £26.85
Median hourly rate - - £31.80
Median % change year-on-year - - +128.86%
75th Percentile - - £32.90
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £68.21 £41.50 £18.00
% change year-on-year +64.36% +130.56% -65.71%

Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Bedford

Systems Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Bedford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Bedford

Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Bedford.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Systems Engineer job vacancies in Bedford

Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Systems Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bedford region featuring Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mechatronics
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP

Systems Engineer Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Industry 4.0
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Creative Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Fault Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Mechatronics
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens