Local Government Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Local Government (Local Authority, Local Council)
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Local Government in contract job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Local Government over the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Local Government 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham - - 0.46%
As % of the General category - - 2.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £165
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £170
75th Percentile - - £175
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £207 £500 £218
% change year-on-year -58.70% +129.36% -63.67%

All General Skills
Cheltenham

Local Government 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 51 81 48
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham 56.04% 33.06% 22.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 27 30
10th Percentile £430 £415 £296
25th Percentile £463 £491 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £662 £681 £675
90th Percentile £742 £918 £715
Gloucestershire median daily rate £450 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -16.28% -2.27% +6.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 4
10th Percentile - - £23.18
25th Percentile £13.50 £67.50 £24.19
Median hourly rate £14.00 £70.00 £28.25
Median % change year-on-year -80.00% +147.79% -50.55%
75th Percentile £14.83 £72.50 £31.50
90th Percentile £15.15 - £34.20
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £15.31 £33.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -53.61% -5.71% -2.02%

Local Government
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Local Government relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Local Government job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Local Government
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Local Government.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Local Government

Local Government
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Local Government.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Local Government