The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Industry 4.0 in contract job vacancies in Luton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Industry 4.0 over the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
28 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Industry 4.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton |
0.64% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
1.89% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
- |
- |
- |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
- |
- |
- |
Industry 4.0 falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Luton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
53 |
31 |
95 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton |
33.76% |
40.79% |
47.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
25 |
17 |
60 |
| 10th Percentile |
£328 |
£500 |
£396 |
| 25th Percentile |
£500 |
£550 |
£513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£600 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
+14.29% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£600 |
£700 |
£550 |
| 90th Percentile |
£665 |
- |
£562 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate |
£531 |
£600 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.46% |
+14.29% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
9 |
3 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£62.00 |
£57.36 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£70.50 |
£61.35 |
£15.39 |
| Median hourly rate |
£80.00 |
£68.00 |
£15.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
+330.65% |
-80.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£80.25 |
£17.10 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£87.60 |
£18.00 |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate |
£80.00 |
£59.40 |
£15.79 |
| % change year-on-year |
+34.68% |
+276.19% |
-72.30% |
Industry 4.0
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Industry 4.0 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.
Industry 4.0
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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:
