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East of England > Bedfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedfordshire requiring Metadata skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Metadata | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire | 0.92% | - | 1.12% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | 6.67% | - | 7.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £560 |
| East of England median daily rate | £550 | £318 | £470 |
| % change year-on-year | +72.96% | -32.34% | -14.55% |
All Database and Business Intelligence Skills
Bedfordshire
Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Bedfordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 30 | 20 | 28 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 13.76% | 10.53% | 15.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 16 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £335 | £336 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £504 | £363 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £580 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £541 | £530 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £555 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £375 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -25.00% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Metadata 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 Metadata.
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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 Metadata within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 15 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 | - | 1 | £550 | - | 1 |
| Metadata East of England |
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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: