The median Support Engineer 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 |
- |
34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Engineer |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheltenham |
4.84% |
- |
0.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.92% |
- |
0.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£575 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate |
£230 |
£195 |
£350 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.95% |
-44.29% |
+75.00% |
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% |
