The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for SDLC skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SDLC over the 6 months to 1 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
SDLC is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
38 |
76 |
60 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester |
70.37% |
89.41% |
92.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
18 |
43 |
32 |
| 10th Percentile |
£266 |
£288 |
£211 |
| 25th Percentile |
£445 |
£330 |
£361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£638 |
£400 |
£433 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+59.38% |
-7.51% |
+45.99% |
| 75th Percentile |
£738 |
£531 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£680 |
£624 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£497 |
£475 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.68% |
+5.56% |
+2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
8 |
11 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£23.15 |
£12.38 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41.25 |
£29.58 |
£12.59 |
| Median hourly rate |
£42.50 |
£30.54 |
£17.21 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+39.16% |
+77.48% |
-33.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£47.50 |
£35.00 |
£23.09 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£25.96 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£26.66 |
£30.54 |
£23.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.70% |
+29.96% |
-22.79% |
