Finance Contracts in Cheltenham

Financial
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 11 28
Rank change year-on-year -4 +17 -9
Contract jobs citing Finance 4 29 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham 6.78% 14.95% 3.25%
As % of the General category 25.00% 45.31% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 4
10th Percentile - - £508
25th Percentile £650 £425 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +55.56% -18.18% +27.91%
75th Percentile £759 £513 £637
90th Percentile £765 £580 £748
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £475 £550
% change year-on-year - -13.64% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55.00 - -
Median hourly rate £60.00 - -
75th Percentile £65.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £43.70 £19.00 -
% change year-on-year +130.00% - -

All General Skills
Cheltenham

Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Cheltenham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 16 64 50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham 27.12% 32.99% 32.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 17 35
10th Percentile £353 £232 £215
25th Percentile £545 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £540 £575
Median % change year-on-year +1.48% -6.09% +9.52%
75th Percentile £745 £625 £675
90th Percentile £750 £660 £720
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 1
10th Percentile - £17.11 -
25th Percentile £55.00 £42.85 £67.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £71.00 £81.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.49% -12.35% +575.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.13 £94.50
90th Percentile - £74.25 -
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £67.50 £40.00 £45.28
% change year-on-year +68.75% -11.65% +39.74%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Cheltenham

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

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

Daily rate trend for Finance in Cheltenham

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

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

Hourly rate trend for Finance in Cheltenham

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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:

General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) IT Manager
2 1 (25.00%) IT Project Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Business Development
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (25.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (25.00%) Planning and Forecasting
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) APMP
3 1 (25.00%) Degree