CIPD Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Gloucestershire with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs citing CIPD 1 0 12
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 0.28% - 2.58%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.61% - 4.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 9
10th Percentile - - £520
25th Percentile - - £589
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £638
Median % change year-on-year - - +104.39%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median daily rate - - £638
% change year-on-year - - +104.39%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Gloucestershire

CIPD falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Gloucestershire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 164 127 273
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 46.59% 52.70% 58.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 94 148
10th Percentile £227 £216 £443
25th Percentile £356 £316 £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £556 £588
Median % change year-on-year -10.11% -5.32% +2.17%
75th Percentile £606 £680 £675
90th Percentile £650 £793 £721
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 18
10th Percentile £20.02 £34.62 £15.75
25th Percentile £26.25 £46.27 £15.79
Median hourly rate £28.00 £65.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.92% +154.88% -67.31%
75th Percentile £40.00 £75.00 £59.81
90th Percentile £62.05 - £68.75
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £32.25 £65.00
% change year-on-year +70.54% -50.38% -

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CIPD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.

CIPD job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

CIPD
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing CIPD.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing CIPD

CIPD
Contract Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 17 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Gloucester - 1 - -
CIPD
South West

CIPD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Coordinator
1 1 (100.00%) HR Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Workday