Consultant
East of England > Bedfordshire
The median Consultant daily rate in Bedfordshire is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 16 | 15 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +10 | +1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 17 | 21 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 10.83% | 8.57% | 3.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.69% | 9.68% | 3.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 17 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £693 | £508 | £378 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £513 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £525 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +16.67% | -21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £554 | £633 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title | 134 | 217 | 179 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.35% | 88.57% | 97.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 127 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £266 | £263 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £359 | £281 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £500 | £465 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +7.53% | -7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £684 | £560 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £625 | £628 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 32 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.26 | £15.30 | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.71 | £15.39 | £29.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.75 | £31.80 | £63.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +91.04% | -50.12% | +15.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £82.50 | £65.00 | £87.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.00 | £65.75 | £90.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £49.15 | £43.00 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +30.30% | +112.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Bedfordshire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Bedfordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 3 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Luton | 0 | 10 | £700 | +33.33% | 6 |
| Bedford | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Consultant contract job roles required 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 Bedfordshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
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