BC Cleared Contracts in Cheshire

Basic Check (BC) Clearance
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for BC Cleared qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - 53
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing BC Cleared 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 0.83% - 0.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.11% - 0.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £350 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £438 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

BC Cleared 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 Cheshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 161 116 130
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire 26.66% 23.53% 27.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 126 79 67
10th Percentile £268 £158 £325
25th Percentile £350 £391 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -12.20% +2.50% -1.96%
75th Percentile £534 £568 £586
90th Percentile £630 £638 £675
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 4
10th Percentile £28.06 - -
25th Percentile £30.63 - £40.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £14.00 £52.75
Median % change year-on-year +132.14% -73.46% +115.31%
75th Percentile £35.38 - £66.06
90th Percentile £56.15 - £66.63
North West median hourly rate £29.27 £17.00 £42.16
% change year-on-year +72.18% -59.67% +5.28%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings citing BC Cleared as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for BC Cleared in Cheshire

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing BC Cleared in Cheshire.

Daily rate trend for BC Cleared in Cheshire

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing BC Cleared in Cheshire.

Hourly rate trend for BC Cleared in Cheshire

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Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BC Cleared within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 27 July 2025. 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
Knutsford - 5 £438 -
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North West

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (100.00%) Banking
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Change Manager
1 2 (40.00%) Governance Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Banking Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Banking Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Banking Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Delivery Project Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Project Change Manager
2 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Change Management
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Budget Management
3 2 (40.00%) Business Strategy
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (40.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Business Case
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (20.00%) Project Governance
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Resource Management
4 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (20.00%) Traceability Matrix
4 1 (20.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO