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Jobs in Bedford

The jobs employers in Bedford advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Bedford has more of than the rest of the UK.

New job adverts a quarter6,400on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised383 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year

Most advertised jobs

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Bedford, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in East of England.

  1. 1Care worker158 a quarter↑ 31%£27,800
  2. 2Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers151 a quarter↑ 21%£41,000
  3. 3Maintenance fitter135 a quarter↑ 28%£40,500
  4. 4Vehicle technicians, mechanics and electricians132 a quarter↑ 13%£38,100
  5. 5Warehouse operatives119 a quarter↓ 3.2%£29,100
  6. 6Delivery drivers and couriers116 a quarter↑ 21%£28,600
  7. 7Business development manager113 a quarter↑ 37%£54,000
  8. 8Cleaner100 a quarter↑ 1%£24,800
  9. 9Other registered nursing professionals93 a quarter↑ 55%£42,600
  10. 9Business sales executives93 a quarter↑ 31%£35,200
  11. 11Chefs83 a quarter↑ 41%£29,300
  12. 12Records clerks and assistants79 a quarter↑ 57%£28,700
  13. 13Business and financial project management professionals75 a quarter↑ 69%£60,400
  14. 14Other administrative occupations n.e.c.74 a quarter↓ 7.4%£28,000
  15. 15Sales assistant72 a quarter↑ 29%£25,300
  16. 15Kitchen and catering assistants72 a quarter↑ 5.9%£20,900
  17. 17Nursing auxiliaries and assistants71 a quarter↑ 27%£28,700
  18. 18Teaching assistant67 a quarter↑ 29%£21,000
  19. 19Other vocational and industrial trainers60 a quarter↑ 62%£35,300
  20. 20Software developer59 a quarter↓ 32%£61,000
  21. 21IT support technician58 a quarter↓ 16%£37,300
  22. 22Plumber56 a quarter↑ 40%£37,200
  23. 23Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks54 a quarter↑ 11%£30,800
  24. 24Residential, day and domiciliary care managers and proprietors53 a quarter↑ 56%£40,900
  25. 25Therapy professionals n.e.c.52 a quarter↑ 5100%£27,100

What Bedford has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Bedford than across the UK. Registered specialist nurses adverts are 4.8 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Registered specialist nurses4.8×
Therapy professionals n.e.c.4.7×
Fork-lift truck drivers3.4×
Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.3.0×
Hotel manager2.7×
Architectural technologist2.3×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.3×
Metal making and treating process operatives2.3×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.0×
Other registered nursing professionals1.9×
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Same as UK (1×)
Registered specialist nurses4.8×
Therapy professionals n.e.c.4.7×
Fork-lift truck drivers3.4×
Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.3.0×
Hotel manager2.7×
Architectural technologist2.3×
Houseparents and residential wardens2.3×
Metal making and treating process operatives2.3×
Heavy and large goods vehicle drivers2.0×
Other registered nursing professionals1.9×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Bedford over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in East of England

Sources

Job adverts, what Bedford has more of
ONS, online job adverts by local authority (Textkernel), July 2025 to June 2026. An official statistic in development; counts are new online adverts, not every vacancy. Quarters ONS withheld are left out of averages.
Typical pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time employees

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.