Local Area Network (LAN)
East of England > Bedfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedfordshire requiring LAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 22 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +13 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing LAN | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire | 1.83% | 3.55% | 1.36% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 12.90% | 24.00% | 8.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £156 | £493 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £248 | £501 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £528 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.17% | +62.31% | -13.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £554 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £562 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £300 | £553 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -45.70% | +38.13% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £100.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £103.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £105.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £16.00 | £20.00 | £50.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -60.00% | +221.34% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Bedfordshire
LAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Bedfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 31 | 25 | 34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 14.16% | 14.79% | 15.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 12 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £67 | £192 | £311 |
| 25th Percentile | £155 | £319 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £500 | £460 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +8.70% | +22.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £511 | £545 | £513 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | £580 | £578 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £469 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +4.17% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £64.58 | £32.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £80.00 | £35.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £88.00 | £40.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +120.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £94.00 | £45.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £102.20 | £48.00 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £45.00 | £51.25 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.20% | -21.15% | +30.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing LAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing LAN.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing LAN in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 28 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing LAN.
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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 LAN within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 28 October 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 | -15 | 4 | £400 | -24.17% | 2 |
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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: