The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
16
34
12
Rank change year-on-year
+18
-22
+10
Contract jobs citing Public Sector
1
11
18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham
Public Sector 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.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
35
83
53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
48.61%
32.30%
29.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
31
30
10th Percentile
£420
£325
£145
25th Percentile
£545
£438
£488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£585
£575
£575
Median % change year-on-year
+1.74%
-
+9.52%
75th Percentile
£745
£646
£675
90th Percentile
£750
£888
£714
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£455
£540
£525
% change year-on-year
-15.74%
+2.86%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
9
4
10th Percentile
-
£57.10
£23.18
25th Percentile
£13.50
£67.50
£24.19
Median hourly rate
£14.00
£70.00
£28.25
Median % change year-on-year
-80.00%
+147.79%
+115.24%
75th Percentile
£14.50
£72.50
£46.13
90th Percentile
£14.83
£74.00
£75.15
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
£27.40
£34.00
£34.00
% change year-on-year
-19.41%
-
+4.94%
Public Sector Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
Public Sector Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Cheltenham.
Public Sector Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Cheltenham.
Public Sector Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Public Sector 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 Public Sector.
Public Sector 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:
