Senior Contracts in Cheltenham

Senior
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Senior daily rate in Cheltenham is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 29 29
Rank change year-on-year +9 0 -12
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 3 5 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham 4.84% 2.69% 3.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.92% 2.96% 3.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 5
10th Percentile - £363 £626
25th Percentile £575 £419 £646
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £460 £700
Median % change year-on-year +30.43% -34.29% +28.74%
75th Percentile £625 £499 -
90th Percentile - £552 -
Gloucestershire median daily rate £613 £575 £613
% change year-on-year +6.52% -6.12% +16.67%

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 61 169 151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.39% 90.86% 96.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 88 108
10th Percentile £513 £363 £319
25th Percentile £546 £469 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +15.00%
75th Percentile £643 £671 £700
90th Percentile £734 £743 £729
Gloucestershire median daily rate £513 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 2
10th Percentile - £48.20 £67.05
25th Percentile £55.00 £70.25 £67.13
Median hourly rate £60.00 £71.00 £74.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.49% -4.70% +484.31%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.63 £88.13
90th Percentile - £74.25 £91.95
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £67.50 £37.50 £71.50
% change year-on-year +80.00% -47.55% +138.33%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Cheltenham

Senior
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior in Cheltenham.

Daily rate trend for Senior in Cheltenham

Senior
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior in Cheltenham.

Hourly rate trend for Senior in Cheltenham

Senior Skill Set
Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior contract job roles required 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 featuring Senior in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle Database
2 2 (66.67%) Docker
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) Oracle
2 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes
2 2 (66.67%) Remediation Plan
2 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (66.67%) ModSecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Remediation
3 1 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
3 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching

Senior Skill Set
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle Database
1 2 (66.67%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (66.67%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) ModSecurity
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (66.67%) Remediation Plan
1 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 2 (66.67%) Vulnerability Remediation
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (66.67%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Oracle
275 Senior jobs in Gloucestershire