CIPD Job Trends in Bedford

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedford with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPD 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 0.60% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 4.08% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £32,500 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedford

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bedford.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 49 17 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 14.76% 29.31% 11.22%
Number of salaries quoted 35 7 11
10th Percentile £30,000 - £39,800
25th Percentile £34,000 £34,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% -10.00% -4.58%
75th Percentile £47,500 £66,500 -
90th Percentile £52,500 - £57,500
Bedfordshire median annual salary £42,119 £45,000 £50,250
% change year-on-year -6.40% -10.45% -28.21%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CIPD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.

CIPD job vacancy trend in Bedford

CIPD
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing CIPD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing CIPD

CIPD
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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) Power Query
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Administrator
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) CCTV
1 1 (50.00%) Driving Licence
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (50.00%) Dashboard Development
1 1 (50.00%) Data Interpretation
1 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Time Management
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality