Cost Control
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Cost Control skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cost Control | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | - | - | 0.78% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £467 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £492 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £536 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £592 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £649 |
| North West median daily rate | £463 | £810 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.87% | +50.96% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheshire
Cost Control falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 632 | 409 | 442 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 89.14% | 95.34% | 86.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 466 | 266 | 298 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £298 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £368 | £358 | £405 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £471 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.51% | -5.75% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £564 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £653 | £639 | £622 |
| North West median daily rate | £455 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 33 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £19.41 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.72 | £24.18 | £16.61 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.50 | £32.50 | £21.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.69% | +48.81% | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.00 | £77.50 | £38.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | £86.00 | £43.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.00 | £31.64 | £22.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +42.23% | +37.71% | -38.57% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cost Control relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Cost Control.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Cost Control.
