Senior IT Engineer Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Senior IT Engineer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Senior IT Engineer daily rate in Cheltenham is £263, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
21 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 0.84% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £256 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 - -
75th Percentile £269 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £263 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 108 81 134
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.76% 98.78% 86.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 60 84
10th Percentile £156 £513 £366
25th Percentile £380 £547 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £625 £676 £700
90th Percentile £750 £1,075 £754
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -12.04% -1.82% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 5
10th Percentile - - £34.30
25th Percentile £12.43 £55.00 £62.50
Median hourly rate £12.56 £60.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -79.07% -14.29% +2.94%
75th Percentile £52.75 £65.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £84.55 - £74.50
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £33.17 £66.25 £48.72
% change year-on-year -49.93% +35.98% -25.33%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Senior IT Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior IT Engineer job vacancies in Cheltenham

Senior IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, Senior IT Engineer 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 Senior IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Workstation

Senior IT Engineer 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) VMware Workstation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
Senior IT Engineer jobs