Degree Contracts in Bedfordshire

Academic Degree
East of England > Bedfordshire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 18 19 29
Rank change year-on-year +1 +10 -23
Contract jobs citing Degree 14 13 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 5.88% 7.56% 3.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 31.11% 26.53% 17.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 8 5
10th Percentile - £361 £231
25th Percentile £500 £450 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £463 £300
Median % change year-on-year +13.51% +54.17% -42.31%
75th Percentile £550 £609 £430
90th Percentile £575 £653 -
East of England median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +2.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30.70 - £66.25
Median hourly rate £31.80 - £67.50
75th Percentile £56.45 - £68.75
90th Percentile £70.58 - -
East of England median hourly rate £51.50 £57.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -10.43% +139.58% -26.15%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications 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 academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 45 49 56
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 18.91% 28.49% 20.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 35 31
10th Percentile £295 £208 £185
25th Percentile £300 £428 £349
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £375
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +33.33% -21.05%
75th Percentile £519 £628 £434
90th Percentile £570 £648 £488
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +6.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 2 12
10th Percentile £30.70 £72.00 £16.23
25th Percentile £41.25 £75.00 £50.31
Median hourly rate £65.00 £82.50 £58.25
Median % change year-on-year -21.21% +41.63% -
75th Percentile - £87.50 £68.75
90th Percentile £77.50 £89.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £38.25 £21.00 £19.81
% change year-on-year +82.14% +6.01% -14.65%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Bedfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Bedfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Bedfordshire

Degree
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 Degree within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Luton -2 7 £550 +22.22% 14
Bedford +5 2 - - 21
Dunstable -5 1 £500 -23.08% 2
Degree
East of England

Degree
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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
1 4 (28.57%) SharePoint
2 1 (7.14%) Confluence
2 1 (7.14%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (28.57%) Azure
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Metadata
General
1 10 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 7 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (42.86%) Manufacturing
3 6 (42.86%) Pharmaceutical
4 4 (28.57%) Marketing
5 2 (14.29%) Finance
5 2 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (7.14%) Legal
6 1 (7.14%) Military
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) 2nd Line Engineer
1 4 (28.57%) 2nd Line Support
1 4 (28.57%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
1 4 (28.57%) Service Delivery Engineer
1 4 (28.57%) Support Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) Project Manager
3 2 (14.29%) Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Developer
3 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow Developer
4 1 (7.14%) Data Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Data Governance Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Data Governance Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Data Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Data Science Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Governance Manager
4 1 (7.14%) PMO Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Programme Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Technical Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Technical Project Manager
4 1 (7.14%) Vulnerability Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) CSS
1 2 (14.29%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) CMDB
1 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
2 1 (7.14%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (28.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) ITIL
2 5 (35.71%) PRINCE2
3 4 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (28.57%) Service Delivery
4 3 (21.43%) Computer Science
5 2 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (14.29%) Asset Management
5 2 (14.29%) CAD
5 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (14.29%) Configuration Management
5 2 (14.29%) Cost Reduction
5 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
5 2 (14.29%) Data Management
5 2 (14.29%) Project Management
5 2 (14.29%) Service Catalogue
5 2 (14.29%) Supplier Management
5 2 (14.29%) Validation
6 1 (7.14%) Data Science
6 1 (7.14%) Decision-Making
6 1 (7.14%) Key Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) CCNA
1 4 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
1 4 (28.57%) MCSA
1 4 (28.57%) MCSE
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (21.43%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.14%) CEH
3 1 (7.14%) CISSP
3 1 (7.14%) DV Cleared
3 1 (7.14%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (28.57%) SLA
2 2 (14.29%) Data Quality
3 1 (7.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
3 1 (7.14%) GDPR
3 1 (7.14%) JSP 440
3 1 (7.14%) NCSC
3 1 (7.14%) NIST
3 1 (7.14%) NIST 800
3 1 (7.14%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 1 (7.14%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Nessus
1 1 (7.14%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) ServiceNow
3 1 (7.14%) Qualys