Electronics Contracts in Bedfordshire

Electronics
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Electronics in contract job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Electronics over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Electronics 14 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 6.31% - 0.72%
As % of the General category 8.75% - 1.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £88 - -
25th Percentile £129 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 - -
75th Percentile £233 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £133 £456 £481
% change year-on-year -70.96% -5.19% -17.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile £50.91 - -
25th Percentile £65.81 - -
Median hourly rate £75.00 - -
75th Percentile £88.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £57.75 £62.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -7.60% -3.85% +16.07%

All General Skills
Bedfordshire

Electronics falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Bedfordshire.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 160 136 81
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 72.07% 67.66% 58.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 75 44
10th Percentile £158 £335 £281
25th Percentile £359 £425 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £551 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year +10.25% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £600 £586 £581
90th Percentile £691 £665 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% +0.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 16 1
10th Percentile £59.70 £30.56 -
25th Percentile £67.50 £47.81 -
Median hourly rate £87.50 £56.58 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +54.66% +2.86% -8.33%
75th Percentile £91.50 £65.00 -
90th Percentile - £69.38 -
East of England median hourly rate £31.64 £38.12 £17.72
% change year-on-year -17.00% +115.12% -10.55%

Electronics
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Electronics in Bedfordshire

Electronics
Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Electronics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Electronics in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Electronics in Bedfordshire

Electronics
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Electronics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing Electronics

Electronics
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Electronics in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Electronics in Bedfordshire

Electronics
DemandTrendContract 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 Electronics within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 28 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Luton - 10 £60 - 9
Henlow - 1 - -
Electronics
East of England

Electronics
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 2 (14.29%) Confluence
1 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (57.14%) Simulink
2 1 (7.14%) CANalyzer
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (14.29%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (64.29%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) CANoe
General
1 8 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 7 (50.00%) Games
3 4 (28.57%) Manufacturing
4 2 (14.29%) Finance
4 2 (14.29%) Marketing
4 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 2 (14.29%) Telecoms
5 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (7.14%) Automotive
5 1 (7.14%) Law
Job Titles
1 4 (28.57%) Firmware Engineer
1 4 (28.57%) Principal Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) FPGA Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Electronics Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) IT Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) IT Support
3 2 (14.29%) IT Support Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Support Analyst
3 2 (14.29%) Test Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Validation Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) Verification Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Active Directory Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Development Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Hardware Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Performance Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Performance Test Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Principal Hardware Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Test Development Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 8 (57.14%) FPGA
1 8 (57.14%) PCIe
2 7 (50.00%) Algorithms
2 7 (50.00%) Verilog
3 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
4 1 (7.14%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (7.14%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Cryptography
2 8 (57.14%) Physics
3 7 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 7 (50.00%) Computer Science
3 7 (50.00%) Machine Learning
3 7 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (50.00%) UVM
4 6 (42.86%) Customer Requirements
5 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (14.29%) Data Management
5 2 (14.29%) Digital Marketing
5 2 (14.29%) PDM
5 2 (14.29%) Programme Management
5 2 (14.29%) Security Management
5 2 (14.29%) Validation
5 2 (14.29%) Verification and Validation
6 1 (7.14%) Data Analysis
6 1 (7.14%) Data Collection
6 1 (7.14%) Digital Signal Processing
6 1 (7.14%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 9 (64.29%) MATLAB
2 7 (50.00%) SystemVerilog
2 7 (50.00%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 12 (85.71%) SC Cleared
1 12 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 9 (64.29%) Degree
2 9 (64.29%) HNC
2 9 (64.29%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (50.00%) DO-254
System Software
1 7 (50.00%) Firmware
2 3 (21.43%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (50.00%) Actel
1 7 (50.00%) Altera
1 7 (50.00%) Intel
1 7 (50.00%) Microsemi
1 7 (50.00%) Xilinx
2 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 2 (14.29%) SAP