The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Manufacturing in contract job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Manufacturing over the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 25 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
10
44
29
Rank change year-on-year
+34
-15
-23
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Manufacturing
8
2
5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham
Manufacturing 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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
37
83
50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
48.05%
32.68%
27.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
28
28
10th Percentile
£420
£306
£144
25th Percentile
£545
£469
£360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£585
£588
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-0.43%
+6.82%
+4.76%
75th Percentile
£745
£638
£675
90th Percentile
£750
£910
£704
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£450
£550
£525
% change year-on-year
-18.18%
+4.76%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
8
5
10th Percentile
-
£51.90
£23.40
25th Percentile
£13.50
£67.50
£24.75
Median hourly rate
£14.00
£70.00
£30.00
Median % change year-on-year
-80.00%
+133.33%
+110.53%
75th Percentile
£14.50
£72.50
£36.00
90th Percentile
£14.83
£72.88
£71.10
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
£22.19
£33.00
£35.50
% change year-on-year
-32.76%
-7.04%
+9.40%
Manufacturing Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Job postings citing Manufacturing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
Manufacturing Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Daily Rate Histogram in Cheltenham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Manufacturing in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 25 August 2025.
Manufacturing Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Manufacturing.
Manufacturing Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 25 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Manufacturing also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Manufacturing.
Manufacturing 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:
