Software Engineering Job Trends in Bedford

Software Engineering
Bedfordshire > Bedford

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bedford requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 21 14
Rank change year-on-year +18 -7 -4
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 11 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford 11.22% 1.56% 6.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.49% 2.04% 7.58%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £85,000 £53,000 £39,800
Median % change year-on-year +60.38% +33.17% -30.78%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median annual salary £75,000 £53,000 £39,800
% change year-on-year +41.51% +33.17% -38.77%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bedford

Software Engineering 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 71 49 66
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedford 72.45% 76.56% 85.71%
Number of salaries quoted 58 44 53
10th Percentile £27,275 £38,600 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £46,250 £30,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +11.11% -21.74%
75th Percentile £58,313 £53,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £70,000 £56,175 £61,250
Bedfordshire median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.00% -4.76% -8.70%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedford

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

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Bedford

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Bedford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Software Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedford citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
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:

Job Titles
1 6 (54.55%) Lead
2 5 (45.45%) Lead Software Engineer
2 5 (45.45%) Software Engineer
3 4 (36.36%) Head of Engineering
4 1 (9.09%) Design Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Mechanical Design Engineer
4 1 (9.09%) Mechanical Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 6 (54.55%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) AI
2 1 (9.09%) Sensor Fusion