IT Support Specialist Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

IT Support Specialist
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

As of 25 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Support Specialist daily rate in Cheltenham.

6 months to
25 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Specialist 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 3.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.74% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.43 - -
Median hourly rate £12.56 - -
75th Percentile £12.69 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £12.56 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 107 96 148
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.70% 98.97% 85.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 72 98
10th Percentile £156 £501 £359
25th Percentile £380 £547 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -4.68%
75th Percentile £650 £676 £688
90th Percentile £750 £1,051 £750
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £548 £550
% change year-on-year -13.32% -0.36% -1.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 3
10th Percentile - £59.88 £64.00
25th Percentile £12.43 £67.19 £66.25
Median hourly rate £12.56 £72.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -82.68% +3.57% +2.94%
75th Percentile £52.75 £73.75 £72.50
90th Percentile £84.55 - £74.00
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £42.19 £67.50 £48.72
% change year-on-year -37.50% +38.55% -21.44%

IT Support Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

IT Support Specialist job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 25 February 2026, IT Support Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheltenham region featuring IT Support Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) DHCP
1 4 (100.00%) DNS
1 4 (100.00%) LAN
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) VLAN
1 4 (100.00%) VPN
1 4 (100.00%) Wi-Fi

IT Support Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) DHCP
1 4 (100.00%) DNS
1 4 (100.00%) LAN
1 4 (100.00%) VLAN
1 4 (100.00%) VPN
1 4 (100.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 4 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 4 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
System Software
1 4 (100.00%) Active Directory