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Engineering project manager jobs in Bedford

The 2021 census counted 1,384 residents working as engineering professionals living in Bedford.

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Published figures for Bedford

What the official data says about Bedford

When occupations were last counted, in 2021, 1,384 people living in Bedford were in work as engineering professionals. It was 1.52% of everyone in work in the area. That count put Bedford 7th of 11 areas in the East of England, where the middle area recorded 2,411. Central Bedfordshire was the next area up.

Full-time pay across all jobs in Bedford, every occupation counted together, had a median of £37,994. That is 5th of 11 in the East of England, against a regional middle of £37,704. Work of this kind pays £52,125 across the region, which is £14,131 more than the typical Bedford job, about 37% above it.

Engineering employers show up in the business survey twice over, as consultancies and as plants: Bedford had 2,550 employee jobs in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing in 2024, out of 83,000 employee jobs in the area altogether. At 3.07% of every job here, that ranks 3rd of 11 in the East of England, where the middle area sits at 2.44%.

Residents in work as engineers (SOC 212)
1,384
Median full-time pay for engineers across the East of England
£52,125
Employee jobs in the area in architectural and engineering activities, electronics and machinery manufacturing
2,550
Engineers, share of everyone in work in the area
1.52%
Median full-time pay across all jobs in the area
£37,994
Residents of the area in work at the census
90,867
Employee jobs in the area, all industries
83,000

The engineering project manager role

Taking an engineering project from concept through design to commissioning, and owning the cost and the programme while the technical reality changes underneath.

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Engineering project manager jobs in Bedford: common questions

How many people do this kind of work in Bedford?

1,384 residents of Bedford were in work as engineers at the 2021 census, which was 1.52% of everyone in work there. That counts people who live in the area, whether or not they work there, and it is not a count of current vacancies.

What does this work pay around Bedford?

Across the East of England, £52,125 is the median for engineers. In Bedford itself the median across all occupations together is £37,994. ONS publishes pay by occupation for regions rather than for single councils, so the first figure covers the whole region. What any particular advert pays is on the advert.

Is there much of this work based in Bedford?

2,550 of the 83,000 employee jobs in Bedford are in the industries this role sits in, on the 2024 business survey. That counts jobs located in the area rather than people living there, and it is a count of jobs that exist, not of jobs being advertised.