Functional Consultant Contract Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Functional Consultant
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median Functional Consultant daily rate in Bedfordshire is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 18 12
Rank change year-on-year -16 -6 -
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 3 9 26
As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire 1.39% 5.42% 10.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.53% 6.08% 11.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 7 26
10th Percentile - £675 -
25th Percentile £563 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £700 £525
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +33.33% -
75th Percentile £588 - £538
90th Percentile - £705 -
East of England median daily rate £573 £700 £525
% change year-on-year -18.21% +33.33% -4.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 196 148 230
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.74% 89.16% 93.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 69 161
10th Percentile £313 £180 £313
25th Percentile £411 £350 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £582 £675 £550
90th Percentile £638 £700 £600
East of England median daily rate £486 £454 £475
% change year-on-year +6.94% -4.42% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 17 5
10th Percentile £37.50 £24.30 £32.50
25th Percentile £52.50 £30.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £80.00 £50.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -9.09% -1.48%
75th Percentile £88.75 £58.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £91.50 £67.70 £60.80
East of England median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.05% +6.74% +117.07%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Functional Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Functional Consultant
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 Functional Consultant within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 20 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
Luton -8 3 £575 -17.86%
Functional Consultant
East of England

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, Functional Consultant contract job roles required 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 job ads across the Bedfordshire region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Case Management
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Insight
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
3 1 (33.33%) Copilot Studio
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Facebook
3 1 (33.33%) Instagram
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
3 1 (33.33%) Power Automate
3 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
3 1 (33.33%) Sprinklr
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) WhatsApp

Functional Consultant Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
3 1 (33.33%) Copilot Studio
3 1 (33.33%) Power Automate
3 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
3 1 (33.33%) WhatsApp
General
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Retail
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Social Media
2 1 (33.33%) IVR
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Case Management
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Facebook
2 1 (33.33%) Instagram