Developer Contracts in Cheltenham

Developer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Developer daily rate in Cheltenham.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 22 7
Rank change year-on-year +1 -15 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 2 12 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham 3.23% 6.45% 21.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.28% 7.10% 22.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 22
10th Percentile - £300 £508
25th Percentile - £309 £581
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £363 £700
Median % change year-on-year - -48.21% +33.33%
75th Percentile - £531 -
90th Percentile - £606 £759
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £548 £600
% change year-on-year -13.24% -8.75% +14.29%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Cheltenham with a recognized job title 61 169 151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.39% 90.86% 96.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 88 108
10th Percentile £513 £363 £319
25th Percentile £546 £469 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +15.00%
75th Percentile £643 £671 £700
90th Percentile £734 £743 £729
Gloucestershire median daily rate £513 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 2
10th Percentile - £48.20 £67.05
25th Percentile £55.00 £70.25 £67.13
Median hourly rate £60.00 £71.00 £74.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.49% -4.70% +484.31%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.63 £88.13
90th Percentile - £74.25 £91.95
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £67.50 £37.50 £71.50
% change year-on-year +80.00% -47.55% +138.33%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Cheltenham

Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in Cheltenham.

Daily rate trend for Developer in Cheltenham

Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in Cheltenham.

Hourly rate trend for Developer in Cheltenham

Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Developer contract job roles required 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 featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (50.00%) Data Engineering

Developer Skill Set
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:

Operating Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Linux
1 1 (50.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes