Dr. Rehman began his career in the media, graphic design and desktop publishing industries before moving into IT administration and support in the publishing and education sectors. He then made the transition into education, initially as an academic in multimedia and then in computing and business, before moving into programme and subject leadership in computing.

Peter graduated in Electronic Communication from the University of Salford and worked for many years in the electronics industry, qualifying as a chartered engineer before his career in education. He has held several management roles in universities as well as being the quality lead for a number of departments over several years. Externally, Peter has acted as an advisor on quality assurance and programme design to both Universities, professional engineering institutions and government organisations, in the UK and abroad.