Lead Contracts in Cheltenham

Leader
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Leader daily rate in Cheltenham is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 9 24
Rank change year-on-year -7 +15 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 7 30 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham 11.29% 16.13% 7.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.48% 17.75% 7.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 8
10th Percentile - - £555
25th Percentile £650 £525 £609
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £550 £676
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -18.58% +17.48%
75th Percentile £750 £575 £728
90th Percentile - - £738
Gloucestershire median daily rate £630 £513 £651
% change year-on-year +22.93% -21.21% +13.13%
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 £60.00 £33.00 -
% change year-on-year +81.82% - -

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%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Job vacancy trend for Lead in Cheltenham

Lead
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

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

Daily rate trend for Lead in Cheltenham

Lead
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

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

Hourly rate trend for Lead in Cheltenham

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) Test Automation
2 4 (57.14%) Continuous Integration
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Software Testing
2 4 (57.14%) Java
2 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
2 4 (57.14%) Linux
2 4 (57.14%) Validation
2 4 (57.14%) Cypress.io
2 4 (57.14%) Cucumber
2 4 (57.14%) Jenkins
2 4 (57.14%) DevOps
2 4 (57.14%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (57.14%) DV Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) CI/CD
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Finance
4 2 (28.57%) Business Development
4 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Engagement
5 1 (14.29%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
5 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
5 1 (14.29%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) Contract Negotiation
5 1 (14.29%) Business Case
5 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
5 1 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking

Lead 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:

Development Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Cucumber
1 4 (57.14%) Cypress.io
1 4 (57.14%) Jenkins
General
1 3 (42.86%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Agile
1 4 (57.14%) CI/CD
1 4 (57.14%) Continuous Integration
1 4 (57.14%) DevOps
1 4 (57.14%) Software Testing
1 4 (57.14%) Test Automation
1 4 (57.14%) Validation
2 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 2 (28.57%) Business Development
4 1 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (14.29%) Business Case
4 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (14.29%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Requirements
4 1 (14.29%) Programme Management
4 1 (14.29%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) Java
1 4 (57.14%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 4 (57.14%) BPSS Clearance
2 4 (57.14%) DV Cleared
3 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
84 Lead jobs in Gloucestershire