The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in Cheltenham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
- |
25 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+12 |
| Contract jobs citing Retail |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham |
0.82% |
- |
2.61% |
| As % of the General category |
2.00% |
- |
11.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£281 |
- |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£288 |
- |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-16.28% |
| 75th Percentile |
£294 |
- |
£506 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£563 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate |
£229 |
- |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-10.00% |
Retail falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Cheltenham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
50 |
18 |
35 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham |
40.98% |
22.22% |
22.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
32 |
16 |
17 |
| 10th Percentile |
£156 |
£513 |
£171 |
| 25th Percentile |
£231 |
£522 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£430 |
£548 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.46% |
+9.50% |
-9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£509 |
£549 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£586 |
£656 |
£645 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate |
£475 |
£473 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.53% |
-14.09% |
+10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
1 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£16.31 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.43 |
£55.00 |
£17.52 |
| Median hourly rate |
£12.56 |
£60.00 |
£45.35 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-79.07% |
+32.32% |
-44.36% |
| 75th Percentile |
£24.74 |
£65.00 |
£74.06 |
| 90th Percentile |
£52.75 |
- |
£74.63 |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate |
£32.50 |
£66.25 |
£37.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-50.94% |
+76.67% |
-26.47% |
Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Retail relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
Retail
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Retail.
Retail
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:
