Data Structures
North West > Cheshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Structures in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Structures over the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 60 | 72 | 50 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -22 | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Structures | 17 | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 2.13% | 1.22% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 5.96% | 3.43% | 1.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 5 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £308 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £368 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £537 | £390 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.69% | -22.00% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £400 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £464 | £530 |
| North West median daily rate | £537 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.33% | -10.00% | +25.00% |
All Generic Skills
Cheshire
Data Structures falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 285 | 233 | 183 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 35.67% | 35.46% | 35.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 180 | 174 | 101 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £268 | £349 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £356 | £445 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £436 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.94% | -12.80% | -7.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £500 | £565 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -8.72% | -1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 7 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.81 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.13 | £15.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £31.66 | £16.50 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +91.88% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £90.00 | £49.38 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £109.78 | £67.25 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £43.96 | £41.31 | £23.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.41% | +75.79% | -42.39% |
Data Structures
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Structures relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Data Structures
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Data Structures.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Structures in Cheshire over the 6 months to 16 September 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Data Structures.
Data Structures
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 Structures within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 16 September 2026. 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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| Knutsford | +20 | 9 | £414 | +30.03% | 3 |
| Macclesfield | +8 | 5 | £550 | +37.50% | 1 |
| Warrington | -12 | 1 | £475 | -2.56% | 4 |
| Chester | - | 1 | £575 | - | 1 |
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Data Structures
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:
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