Degree Contracts in Bedfordshire

Academic Degree
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 17 14
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 +12
Contract jobs citing Degree 32 15 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 14.04% 7.25% 10.63%
As % of the Qualifications category 41.03% 25.42% 42.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 4 7
10th Percentile £120 - £241
25th Percentile £481 £500 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.48% +5.00% +19.05%
75th Percentile - £550 £550
90th Percentile £621 - £615
East of England median daily rate £450 £458 £500
% change year-on-year -1.64% -8.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 3 1
10th Percentile £57.47 - -
25th Percentile £78.13 £30.70 -
Median hourly rate £86.50 £31.80 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +172.01% -42.18% -13.73%
75th Percentile £88.00 £56.45 -
90th Percentile £90.25 £70.58 -
East of England median hourly rate £42.50 £59.50 £57.31
% change year-on-year -28.57% +3.82% +63.75%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedfordshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 78 59 40
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 34.21% 28.50% 25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 22 24
10th Percentile £128 £303 £307
25th Percentile £363 £363 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £494 £525
Median % change year-on-year +6.33% -5.95% +31.25%
75th Percentile £580 £544 £633
90th Percentile £631 £575 £648
East of England median daily rate £505 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +1.00% -4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 18 3
10th Percentile £37.76 £38.09 £58.00
25th Percentile £65.00 £57.50 £62.50
Median hourly rate £84.50 £65.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -13.33% +21.95%
75th Percentile £91.50 - £85.00
90th Percentile £92.10 £71.25 £88.00
East of England median hourly rate £32.07 £43.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -25.42% +95.45% +4.76%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 30 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram 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 30 July 2025.

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 30 July 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
Luton +9 28 £580 +5.45% 19
Dunstable +1 1 - - 1
Bedford -3 1 - - 15
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 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (15.63%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.13%) CMS
2 1 (3.13%) Confluence
2 1 (3.13%) Tomcat
2 1 (3.13%) WebLogic
Applications
1 7 (21.88%) Simulink
2 2 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.13%) CANalyzer
Business Applications
1 7 (21.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (3.13%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (3.13%) SAP ERP
2 1 (3.13%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 10 (31.25%) Azure
2 5 (15.63%) Azure Sentinel
2 5 (15.63%) Entra ID
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Purview
2 5 (15.63%) OneDrive
2 5 (15.63%) Power Platform
2 5 (15.63%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 8 (25.00%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (15.63%) Data Lake
1 5 (15.63%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (15.63%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) CANoe
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 13 (40.63%) Social Skills
2 8 (25.00%) Electronics
2 8 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 7 (21.88%) Finance
3 7 (21.88%) Military
3 7 (21.88%) Pharmaceutical
4 6 (18.75%) Games
5 3 (9.38%) Aerospace
6 2 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (6.25%) Automotive
7 1 (3.13%) Legal
7 1 (3.13%) Retail
7 1 (3.13%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (37.50%) Security Engineer
2 5 (15.63%) Data Analytics Specialist
2 5 (15.63%) Design Engineer
2 5 (15.63%) FPGA Engineer
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
3 4 (12.50%) Lead
4 3 (9.38%) Firmware Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) Principal Engineer
4 3 (9.38%) SAP Financial Specialist
5 2 (6.25%) Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Architect
6 1 (3.13%) Hardware Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Performance Test Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) QA Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Quality Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) SAP Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Software Quality Engineer
6 1 (3.13%) Solutions Architect
6 1 (3.13%) Telecoms Consultant
6 1 (3.13%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.13%) EDI
1 1 (3.13%) IDoc
1 1 (3.13%) JSON
1 1 (3.13%) JTAPI
1 1 (3.13%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (3.13%) REST
1 1 (3.13%) SOAP
1 1 (3.13%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (25.00%) FPGA
2 7 (21.88%) PCIe
2 7 (21.88%) Verilog
3 6 (18.75%) Algorithms
3 6 (18.75%) Life Science
4 5 (15.63%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.13%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (3.13%) IVR
5 1 (3.13%) LIMS
5 1 (3.13%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (3.13%) VHDL
Operating Systems
1 6 (18.75%) Windows
2 1 (3.13%) Android
2 1 (3.13%) Apple iOS
2 1 (3.13%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (25.00%) Computer Science
1 8 (25.00%) GAP Analysis
2 7 (21.88%) Physics
2 7 (21.88%) UVM
3 6 (18.75%) Artificial Intelligence
3 6 (18.75%) Cryptography
3 6 (18.75%) Customer Requirements
3 6 (18.75%) Machine Learning
4 5 (15.63%) Analytics
4 5 (15.63%) Data Loss Prevention
4 5 (15.63%) Identity Access Management
4 5 (15.63%) Identity Management
4 5 (15.63%) Impact Analysis
4 5 (15.63%) Knowledge Transfer
4 5 (15.63%) Logistics
4 5 (15.63%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 5 (15.63%) Patch Management
4 5 (15.63%) Privileged Identity Management
4 5 (15.63%) Security Operations
4 5 (15.63%) Zero Trust
Programming Languages
1 8 (25.00%) MATLAB
2 7 (21.88%) SystemVerilog
3 6 (18.75%) Tcl
4 5 (15.63%) PowerShell
5 1 (3.13%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (43.75%) SC Cleared
1 14 (43.75%) Security Cleared
2 7 (21.88%) HNC
2 7 (21.88%) HND
3 6 (18.75%) Master's Degree
4 5 (15.63%) CISSP
5 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (6.25%) CISM
6 2 (6.25%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (3.13%) PhD
7 1 (3.13%) PMI Certification
7 1 (3.13%) PMP
7 1 (3.13%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (3.13%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (37.50%) NIST
2 7 (21.88%) JSP 440
2 7 (21.88%) NCSC
3 6 (18.75%) DO-254
3 6 (18.75%) NIST 800
4 5 (15.63%) GDPR
4 5 (15.63%) HIPAA
4 5 (15.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (6.25%) Data Quality
5 2 (6.25%) PMO
6 1 (3.13%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 1 (3.13%) GxP
6 1 (3.13%) HL7
6 1 (3.13%) QA
6 1 (3.13%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 13 (40.63%) Firmware
2 6 (18.75%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (21.88%) Microsoft
1 7 (21.88%) SAP
2 6 (18.75%) Actel
2 6 (18.75%) Altera
2 6 (18.75%) Ariba
2 6 (18.75%) Intel
2 6 (18.75%) Microsemi
2 6 (18.75%) Xilinx
3 3 (9.38%) Anaplan
3 3 (9.38%) Hyperion
4 1 (3.13%) Avaya
4 1 (3.13%) MKS
4 1 (3.13%) Oracle
4 1 (3.13%) Verint