The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
AI falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bedford.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
40
49
63
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford
72.73%
54.44%
96.92%
Number of salaries quoted
20
46
45
10th Percentile
£29,675
£33,152
£31,700
25th Percentile
£30,000
£40,000
£39,800
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£34,000
£47,500
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-28.42%
-5.00%
-13.04%
75th Percentile
£41,250
£50,000
£62,500
90th Percentile
£49,575
£53,000
£65,000
Bedfordshire median annual salary
£40,000
£50,000
£57,000
% change year-on-year
-20.00%
-12.28%
+3.64%
AI Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
AI Salary Trend in Bedford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing AI.
AI Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford
For the 6 months to 9 October 2025, job vacancies citing AI also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bedford region with a requirement for AI.
AI Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford 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:
