Cyber Essentials
East of England > Bedfordshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for Cyber Essentials skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Cyber Essentials over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 29 | 40 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +11 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cyber Essentials | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | - | 0.57% | 1.06% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | - | 2.50% | 6.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £500 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £560 |
| East of England median daily rate | - | £590 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.67% | +71.43% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bedfordshire
Cyber Essentials is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 40 | 40 | 45 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 16.46% | 22.86% | 15.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 28 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £500 | £281 | £264 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £422 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.94% | +42.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £600 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | - | £575 |
| East of England median daily rate | £410 | £440 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | +3.53% | +13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.39 | £51.25 | £66.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.79 | £52.50 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -69.92% | -22.22% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £16.20 | £53.75 | £69.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £51.00 | - | £69.75 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £15.79 | £17.72 | £20.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.89% | -13.56% | +36.67% |
Cyber Essentials
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Cyber Essentials as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Cyber Essentials
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Cyber Essentials in Bedfordshire.