Consultant
North West > Cheshire
The median Consultant daily rate in Cheshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 24 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +10 | +19 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 28 | 37 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 5.87% | 7.18% | 4.91% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.48% | 7.54% | 5.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 29 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £402 | £388 | £419 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £463 | £449 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -2.78% | -14.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £615 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £638 | £619 |
| North West median daily rate | £540 | £550 | £524 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +4.96% | -4.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £86.00 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £86.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title | 432 | 491 | 485 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.57% | 95.34% | 91.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 307 | 334 | 331 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £275 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £378 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £447 | £475 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.89% | -3.06% | +11.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £580 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £644 | £638 | £650 |
| North West median daily rate | £470 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.89% | -2.20% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 36 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.46 | £14.00 | £14.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.32 | £16.47 | £17.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.00 | £24.25 | £25.57 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.58% | -5.14% | +17.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.63 | £38.00 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | £43.75 | £40.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £28.75 | £27.50 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -9.95% | +31.51% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Cheshire over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant 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 Consultant within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 21 May 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 |
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| Chester | -1 | 12 | - | - | 1 |
| Macclesfield | +4 | 4 | £500 | -4.76% | |
| Crewe | +6 | 3 | £550 | +41.94% | |
| Knutsford | -12 | 3 | £381 | -39.04% | 2 |
| Warrington | -5 | 1 | £525 | +13.51% | 6 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
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: