Project Control Officer Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Project Control Officer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Project Control Officer daily rate in Cheltenham is £367, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Control Officer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 1.01% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £334 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £367 - -
75th Percentile £399 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £367 - -

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 86 202 194
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.87% 99.51% 92.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 103 108
10th Percentile £384 £413 £325
25th Percentile £472 £519 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £555 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £675 £689 £675
90th Percentile £776 £969 £711
Gloucestershire median daily rate £500 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 25 7
10th Percentile - - £23.85
25th Percentile £13.50 £63.75 £27.38
Median hourly rate £14.00 £67.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -79.26% +87.50% -42.40%
75th Percentile £25.25 £73.75 £66.25
90th Percentile £60.10 - £78.00
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £33.17 £67.50 £50.61
% change year-on-year -50.86% +33.37% -15.65%

Project Control Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Control Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Project Control Officer job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Project Control Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Control Officer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Control Officer job vacancies in Cheltenham

Project Control Officer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Project Control Officer contract job roles required 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 featuring Project Control Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) APMP
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet

Project Control Officer Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) APMP
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft