Telecoms Contract Job Trends in Gloucestershire

Telecommunications
South West > Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Gloucestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 10 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - +6
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 1 0 5
As % of all contract jobs in Gloucestershire 0.29% - 1.22%
As % of the General category 0.66% - 2.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £391
25th Percentile - - £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -38.18%
75th Percentile - - £459
90th Percentile - - £469
South West median daily rate £525 £525 £595
% change year-on-year - -11.76% +3.48%

All General Skills
Gloucestershire

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Gloucestershire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 151 126 171
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 44.54% 44.52% 41.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 101 102
10th Percentile £224 £184 £301
25th Percentile £380 £371 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £470 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.06% -14.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £500 £548 £625
90th Percentile £575 £658 £713
South West median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 10 24
10th Percentile £12.43 £24.84 £14.00
25th Percentile £19.17 £53.31 £17.57
Median hourly rate £32.50 £66.25 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.94% +76.67% -26.47%
75th Percentile £38.12 £69.69 £68.75
90th Percentile £68.13 £75.25 £73.38
South West median hourly rate £32.50 £60.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -45.83% +50.00% -34.96%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Gloucestershire

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Telecoms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Gloucestershire citing Telecoms

Telecoms
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 Telecoms within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 10 April 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 £350 - 2
Telecoms
South West

Telecoms
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (100.00%) Private Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared