Short Message Service (SMS)
East of England > Bedfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bedfordshire requiring SMS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing SMS | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire | - | - | 0.43% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 3.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| East of England median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Bedfordshire
SMS 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 | 36 | 18 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 9.78% | 11.18% | 13.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £186 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £225 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £525 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.81% | +75.00% | -1.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £475 | - | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £500 | £570 | £573 |
| East of England median daily rate | £475 | £483 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.55% | +20.63% | -15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £50.91 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £75.19 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £88.00 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.14% | +467.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £91.60 | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £61.76 | £61.75 | £21.46 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.01% | +187.74% | -62.35% |
SMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SMS 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 SMS.
