The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
11
32
34
Rank change year-on-year
+21
+2
-16
Contract jobs citing Data Centre
12
2
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham
Data Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cheltenham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
20
29
10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
32.26%
15.59%
6.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
18
22
9
10th Percentile
£513
£363
£247
25th Percentile
£530
£400
£319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£548
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-0.36%
-
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£575
£648
£738
90th Percentile
£676
£725
£740
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£547
£550
£500
% change year-on-year
-0.55%
+10.00%
-2.91%
Data Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Job postings citing Data Centre as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
Data Centre Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Cheltenham.
Data Centre Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Centre in Cheltenham.
Data Centre Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Centre also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheltenham region with a requirement for Data Centre.
Data Centre Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
