Generative AI Contract Job Trends in Dunstable

Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)
Bedfordshire > Dunstable

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dunstable requiring Generative AI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 2 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Contract jobs citing Generative AI 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Dunstable 6.67% 42.86% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.50% 42.86% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £463 -
25th Percentile £313 £481 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year -38.10% - -
75th Percentile £338 £581 -
90th Percentile - £608 -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £325 £525 -
% change year-on-year -38.10% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Dunstable

Generative AI falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Dunstable.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8 7 22
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dunstable 53.33% 100.00% 91.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 16
10th Percentile £381 £428 £206
25th Percentile £457 £450 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.55% +11.11% -7.22%
75th Percentile £595 £525 £538
90th Percentile £613 £585 -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £50.00
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £70.00 £82.25 £58.45
% change year-on-year -14.89% +40.72% +6.27%

Generative AI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dunstable 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) AI Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation