CIPD Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
East of England > Bedfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPD 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire 0.12% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.71% - -
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 - - -
East of England median annual salary £28,741 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bedfordshire

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 Bedfordshire.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 141 354 83
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire 16.36% 67.82% 22.49%
Number of salaries quoted 78 25 44
10th Percentile £27,000 - £31,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £31,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,119 £45,000 £50,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.40% -10.45% -28.21%
75th Percentile £52,022 £66,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £67,875 £68,600 £75,000
East of England median annual salary £51,000 £41,776 £50,000
% change year-on-year +22.08% -16.45% -9.09%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

CIPD job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

CIPD
Salary Trend in Bedfordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing CIPD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing CIPD

CIPD
Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 18 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bedford - 1 £32,500 - 4
CIPD
East of England

CIPD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Structured Cabling
1 1 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) CCTV
1 1 (100.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check