UK Defence Standards (Def Stans)
East of England > Bedfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedfordshire requiring Def Stans skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 30 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Def Stans | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire | 0.47% | 0.61% | - |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 2.08% | 2.86% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £650 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £41.50 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | - | £41.50 | £80.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -48.13% | +45.45% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Bedfordshire
Def Stans falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Bedfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 48 | 35 | 53 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 22.54% | 21.21% | 21.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23 | 12 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £87 | £126 | £463 |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £353 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.44% | -6.82% | +22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £550 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £753 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +12.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.28 | £28.65 | £52.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £59.38 | £31.12 | £53.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £88.75 | £41.50 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +113.86% | -24.55% | -3.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £91.50 | £50.00 | £56.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £92.90 | £60.50 | £57.25 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £18.50 | £25.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.00% | -43.82% | +154.29% |
Def Stans
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Def Stans relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Def Stans
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Def Stans.
Def Stans
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 Def Stans within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford | - | 1 | £650 | - | 1 |
| Def Stans East of England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:
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