The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheltenham requiring Security Patching skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Security Patching over the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 8 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
18
-
32
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Security Patching
1
0
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham
Security Patching falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cheltenham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
57
208
156
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham
85.07%
84.90%
83.87%
Number of daily rates quoted
33
105
103
10th Percentile
£513
£378
£360
25th Percentile
£545
£513
£510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£615
£575
£600
Median % change year-on-year
+6.96%
-4.17%
+14.29%
75th Percentile
£681
£668
£700
90th Percentile
£750
£725
£763
Gloucestershire median daily rate
£500
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-9.09%
-
+7.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
12
7
10th Percentile
-
£70.05
£23.85
25th Percentile
-
£70.50
£27.38
Median hourly rate
-
£71.75
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
+19.58%
+336.36%
75th Percentile
-
£73.75
£90.00
90th Percentile
-
-
£91.80
Gloucestershire median hourly rate
£67.50
£40.00
£75.50
% change year-on-year
+68.75%
-47.02%
+152.09%
Security Patching Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Job postings citing Security Patching as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
Security Patching Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham
For the 6 months to 8 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Patching 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 Security Patching.
Security Patching 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:
