Programmer Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Programmer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

As of 23 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Programmer daily rate in Cheltenham.

6 months to
23 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Programmer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham 1.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.27% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate - - -

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 79 243 208
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.76% 98.78% 94.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 103 122
10th Percentile £383 £403 £314
25th Percentile £525 £506 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £600 £570
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £678 £676 £675
90th Percentile £761 £735 £736
Gloucestershire median daily rate £500 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +7.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 29 8
10th Percentile - - £24.08
25th Percentile £13.50 £63.75 £28.69
Median hourly rate £14.00 £70.00 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year -80.00% +45.83% +25.08%
75th Percentile £14.50 £72.50 £90.00
90th Percentile £25.25 £73.75 £91.35
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £34.34 £67.50 £73.31
% change year-on-year -49.13% -7.93% +78.67%

Programmer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Job vacancy trend for Programmer in Cheltenham

Programmer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Cheltenham

Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Programmer job vacancies in Cheltenham

Programmer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 23 September 2025, Programmer 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 Programmer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens NX

Programmer 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens NX
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens