Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bedfordshire
Data Engineer
East of England > Bedfordshire
The median Data Engineer daily rate in Bedfordshire is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +11 |
| Contract Data Engineer jobs | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire | 1.54% | - | 1.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.73% | - | 1.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £530 | - | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | - | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +51.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £293 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £315 |
| East of England median daily rate | £525 | £625 | £348 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.00% | +79.86% | -35.35% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Bedfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Bedfordshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Bedfordshire matching a recognised job title | 289 | 204 | 158 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 88.92% | 93.15% | 93.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 93 | 104 | 66 |
| 10th Percentile | £156 | £198 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £425 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £541 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.62% | +8.25% | -0.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £600 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £650 | £675 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 113 | 27 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.50 | £37.50 | £45.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £54.00 | £65.75 | £55.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £85.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.65% | +30.77% | +18.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.00 | £91.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £88.96 | £91.90 | £67.50 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £30.00 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -36.84% | +6.74% |
Data Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Data Engineer job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Data Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Bedfordshire.
Data Engineer Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Data Engineer jobs within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 28 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | - | 4 | £600 | - | |
| Data Engineer East of England |
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Data Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, Data Engineer contract job ads cited 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 Data Engineer job ads across the Bedfordshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Pipeline | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2 | Analytics | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Data Engineering | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Data Modelling | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Databricks | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | ETL | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Power Platform | 60.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Azure | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Business Intelligence | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Cybersecurity | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Dashboard Development | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Data Quality | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Disclosure Scotland | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Power BI | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 | QA | 40.0% | 2 |
| 8 | Spreadsheet | 40.0% | 2 |
| 17 | Apache | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Apache Spark | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | CI/CD | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Continuous Improvement | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Data Transformation | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Decision-Making | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Event-Driven | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Flink | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Kafka | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Logistics | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Microsoft | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Observability | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Performance Optimisation | 20.0% | 1 |
| 17 | Platform Engineering | 20.0% | 1 |
Data Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Pipeline | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2 | Analytics | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Data Engineering | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Data Modelling | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | ETL | 60.0% | 3 |
| 6 | Business Intelligence | 40.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Cybersecurity | 40.0% | 2 |
| 6 | Dashboard Development | 40.0% | 2 |
| 9 | CI/CD | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Continuous Improvement | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Data Transformation | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Decision-Making | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Event-Driven | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Logistics | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Observability | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Performance Optimisation | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Platform Engineering | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Stakeholder Management | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Technical Leadership | 20.0% | 1 |
| 9 | Test Automation | 20.0% | 1 |