Planning and Forecasting Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Planning and Forecasting
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire requiring Planning and Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 44 48 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs citing Planning and Forecasting 7 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 2.03% 0.49% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.30% 0.56% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 £638 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% - -
75th Percentile £363 £663 -
90th Percentile £378 - -
South West median daily rate £350 £650 -
% change year-on-year -46.15% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Gloucestershire

Planning and Forecasting falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Gloucestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 305 360 413
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 88.66% 88.67% 88.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 202 256
10th Percentile £278 £400 £361
25th Percentile £400 £471 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £586 £575
Median % change year-on-year -18.87% +1.83% +4.55%
75th Percentile £655 £676 £688
90th Percentile £718 £750 £750
South West median daily rate £517 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.57% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 26 52
10th Percentile £19.69 £25.25 £33.20
25th Percentile £27.07 £28.50 £48.72
Median hourly rate £34.34 £34.02 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -40.84% -1.45%
75th Percentile £67.92 £70.94 £79.40
90th Percentile £68.40 £73.75 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -61.31% +8.33% -7.69%

Planning and Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Planning and Forecasting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

Planning and Forecasting job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Planning and Forecasting
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Planning and Forecasting.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Planning and Forecasting

Planning and Forecasting
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Planning and Forecasting.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Planning and Forecasting

Planning and Forecasting
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Planning and Forecasting within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 1 November 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tewkesbury - 4 - -
Gloucester - 2 £325 -
Planning and Forecasting
South West

Planning and Forecasting
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (42.86%) assyst
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (57.14%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Coordinator
1 4 (57.14%) Logistics Coordinator
2 3 (42.86%) Service Desk Manager
2 3 (42.86%) Service Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (57.14%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (57.14%) Logistics
2 4 (57.14%) Order Management
2 4 (57.14%) Risk Management
3 3 (42.86%) Capacity Planning
3 3 (42.86%) Coaching
3 3 (42.86%) Incident Management
3 3 (42.86%) ITIL
3 3 (42.86%) ITSM
3 3 (42.86%) Performance Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) Performance Metrics
3 3 (42.86%) Problem Management
3 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Service Catalogue
3 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
3 3 (42.86%) Service Management
4 2 (28.57%) Data Protection
4 2 (28.57%) Information Security
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) SAP
2 3 (42.86%) IFS