Data Quality Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Data Quality
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Data Quality skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 70 37 40
Rank change year-on-year -33 +3 +26
Contract jobs citing Data Quality 6 20 12
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.85% 3.88% 3.03%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 5.83% 20.00% 21.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 15 6
10th Percentile £328 £311 £531
25th Percentile £331 £356 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £360 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -34.55% +26.07%
75th Percentile £358 £492 -
90th Percentile £458 £533 £555
North West median daily rate £450 £425 £525
% change year-on-year +5.94% -19.10% +35.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30.00 - -
Median hourly rate £32.00 - £20.07
75th Percentile £34.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £32.00 - £20.07

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Cheshire

Data Quality falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Cheshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 103 100 57
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire 14.67% 19.42% 14.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 62 29
10th Percentile £350 £312 £265
25th Percentile £377 £357 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £462 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -7.55% -4.76% +40.00%
75th Percentile £528 £563 £550
90th Percentile £638 £635 £598
North West median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 11
10th Percentile - - £15.00
25th Percentile £30.00 £21.05 £17.14
Median hourly rate £32.00 £23.14 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.32% +32.20% +8.90%
75th Percentile £34.00 £24.18 £27.91
90th Percentile - - £35.75
North West median hourly rate £63.40 £23.14 £26.65
% change year-on-year +174.04% -13.19% -51.55%

Data Quality
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Quality relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Data Quality job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Data Quality
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Data Quality.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Data Quality

Data Quality
Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Quality in Cheshire over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Quality in Cheshire

Data Quality
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Data Quality.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Data Quality

Data Quality
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 Data Quality within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Crewe +3 2 £325 +11.68%
Knutsford -27 2 £348 -2.32% 1
Data Quality
North West

Data Quality
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Alation
1 1 (16.67%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) Metadata
General
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Banking
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 3 (50.00%) Developer
1 3 (50.00%) Salesforce Developer
2 1 (16.67%) Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Business Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Business Process Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Business Process Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Data Governance Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Data Governance Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Data Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Governance Manager
2 1 (16.67%) Process Analyst
2 1 (16.67%) Process Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) Lightning Web Components
2 2 (33.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (50.00%) CRM
2 3 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 3 (50.00%) Migration
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (50.00%) Validation
3 2 (33.33%) BPMN
3 2 (33.33%) Business Process Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Change Management
3 2 (33.33%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
3 2 (33.33%) ITIL
3 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Process Management
3 2 (33.33%) Roadmaps
4 1 (16.67%) AI
4 1 (16.67%) Data Management
4 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
4 1 (16.67%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) Apex Code
2 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Salesforce
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (16.67%) Informatica