Manufacturing
Bedfordshire > Bedford
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in permanent job vacancies in Bedford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | - | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Manufacturing | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford | 5.97% | - | 3.28% |
| As % of the General category | 15.38% | - | 4.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,725 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36,688 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median annual salary | £35,000 | £50,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -13.04% | -14.81% |
All General Skills
Bedford
Manufacturing falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring common skills in Bedford.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 26 | 30 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford | 38.81% | 35.29% | 73.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 29 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,550 | £45,000 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,000 | £46,250 | £30,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +5.26% | -17.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,000 | - | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £53,600 | £65,000 |
| Bedfordshire median annual salary | £35,000 | £50,000 | £54,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -8.26% | -5.22% |
Manufacturing
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Manufacturing relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedford.
Manufacturing
Salary Trend in Bedford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing
Salary Histogram in Bedford
Salary distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Bedford over the 6 months to 2 November 2025.
Manufacturing
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:
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