Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
East of England > Bedfordshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Bedfordshire requiring SDLC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | 41 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -14 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs citing SDLC | 1 | 23 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bedfordshire | 0.33% | 5.68% | 1.46% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.45% | 6.15% | 1.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 21 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £51,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £43,750 | £55,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -26.92% | +23.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £51,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £65,000 | £47,500 | £53,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.84% | -11.63% | -10.42% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Bedfordshire
SDLC 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 Bedfordshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 220 | 374 | 166 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 73.33% | 92.35% | 80.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 134 | 149 | 133 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £33,059 | £26,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,500 | £43,750 | £39,085 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | -4.76% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £55,000 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £76,000 | £96,500 |
| East of England median annual salary | £49,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.91% | - | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Salary Trend in Bedfordshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Bedfordshire citing SDLC.
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Job Locations in Bedfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 8 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
| SDLC East of England |
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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:
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