National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Gloucestershire> Cheltenham
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring NIST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
NIST falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Cheltenham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
8
34
18
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
9.20%
13.77%
8.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
4
6
15
10th Percentile
£353
£363
£282
25th Percentile
£456
£500
£359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£638
£385
Median % change year-on-year
-17.65%
+65.58%
-3.75%
75th Percentile
£572
£665
£591
90th Percentile
£634
£704
£630
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£500
£488
£550
% change year-on-year
+2.56%
-11.36%
+25.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
1
1
Median hourly rate
-
£40.00
£36.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+11.11%
+157.14%
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
£70.00
£55.00
£83.40
% change year-on-year
+27.27%
-34.05%
+42.94%
NIST Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
NIST Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing NIST.
NIST Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 8 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NIST also mentioned 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 with a requirement for NIST.
NIST 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:
