The median Senior daily rate in Gloucester is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 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
19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
19 |
14 |
32 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+18 |
-8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior |
8 |
6 |
5 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucester |
7.77% |
7.69% |
3.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
9.41% |
8.22% |
3.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
8 |
3 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
£600 |
- |
£578 |
| 25th Percentile |
£675 |
£575 |
£634 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£700 |
£600 |
£650 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
-7.69% |
-10.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£663 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£685 |
£681 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate |
£700 |
£575 |
£625 |
| % change year-on-year |
+21.74% |
-8.00% |
-0.99% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title |
85 |
73 |
136 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
82.52% |
93.59% |
97.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
76 |
52 |
91 |
| 10th Percentile |
£200 |
£351 |
£400 |
| 25th Percentile |
£322 |
£462 |
£475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£525 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
-4.55% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£681 |
£638 |
£675 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
£734 |
£725 |
| Gloucestershire median daily rate |
£500 |
£563 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.11% |
+2.27% |
+7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
2 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28.26 |
£18.00 |
£66.10 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32.93 |
£18.75 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£41.33 |
£21.00 |
£78.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+96.79% |
-73.08% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£50.35 |
£22.75 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£55.39 |
£23.20 |
£90.00 |
| Gloucestershire median hourly rate |
£35.17 |
£67.50 |
£75.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-47.90% |
-10.00% |
+109.97% |
