Machine Learning Engineer Contracts in Cheltenham

Machine Learning Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Machine Learning Engineer daily rate in Cheltenham is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 June 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
23 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Machine Learning Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham 1.67% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £713 - -

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 56 232 166
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 94.69% 97.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 106 105
10th Percentile £518 £363 £263
25th Percentile £548 £513 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year +6.96% -4.17% +15.38%
75th Percentile £676 £668 £700
90th Percentile £745 £725 £763
Gloucestershire median daily rate £510 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -7.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 19 7
10th Percentile - - £23.85
25th Percentile - £63.75 £27.38
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - +16.67% +344.44%
75th Percentile - £72.50 £90.00
90th Percentile - £73.75 £91.80
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £45.50 £65.00 £78.00
% change year-on-year -30.01% -16.67% +228.42%

Machine Learning Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Job vacancy trend for Machine Learning Engineer in Cheltenham

Machine Learning Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 23 June 2025, Machine Learning Engineer 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 Machine Learning Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) Edge Computing
1 1 (100.00%) MLOps

Machine Learning Engineer 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Edge Computing
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) MLOps
1 1 (100.00%) Natural Language Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree