SLA Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire
Service Level Agreement (SLA)
South West > Gloucestershire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Gloucestershire citing SLA skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +4 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing SLA | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire | 1.00% | 1.58% | 0.73% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 7.04% | 8.70% | 9.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £369 | £225 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £288 | £401 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.83% | -28.21% | -23.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £506 | £334 | £401 |
| 90th Percentile | £548 | £344 | - |
| South West median daily rate | £413 | £275 | £453 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -39.23% | -9.50% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Gloucestershire
SLA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills in Gloucestershire.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 71 | 69 | 31 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 14.17% | 18.16% | 7.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 45 | 46 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £138 | £225 | £341 |
| 25th Percentile | £368 | £364 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £500 | £473 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.00% | +5.82% | -17.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £669 | £523 |
| 90th Percentile | £641 | £700 | £631 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £30.00 | - | £28.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.00 | £70.00 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.71% | +75.00% | -52.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | - | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.75 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £45.00 | £33.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.33% | -48.46% | -11.34% |
SLA Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SLA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
SLA Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing SLA.
SLA Daily Rate Histogram in Gloucestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SLA in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 15 November 2026.
SLA Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing SLA.
SLA 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 SLA within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 15 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester | +15 | 2 | £375 | +50.00% | 2 |
| Filton | -1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Cheltenham | - | 1 | £550 | - | 4 |
| SLA South West |
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SLA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Cloud Services
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure | 60.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Entra ID | 40.0% | 2 |
| 3 | AWS | 20.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Microsoft 365 | 20.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Rubrik | 20.0% | 1 |