Developer
North West > Cheshire
The median Developer daily rate in Cheshire is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 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 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 22 | 15 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -7 | +8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 39 | 48 | 68 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 8.01% | 9.02% | 13.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.84% | 9.45% | 14.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 39 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £286 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £299 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £338 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -38.64% | +17.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | £398 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £579 | £497 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £86.00 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £86.00 | £81.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +5.52% | - | - |
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 | 441 | 508 | 472 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 95.49% | 91.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 316 | 342 | 317 |
| 10th Percentile | £312 | £276 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £371 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £441 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.11% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £638 | £650 |
| North West median daily rate | £466 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.41% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 40 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £13.95 | £14.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.47 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.40 | £26.33 | £25.57 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.85% | +2.99% | +14.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.25 | £38.00 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | £43.75 | £45.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £28.75 | £32.12 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.48% | +5.16% | +29.71% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Developer 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 Developer in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Cheshire over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer 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 Developer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 30 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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| Knutsford | -4 | 24 | £356 | +1.86% | 9 |
| Chester | 0 | 8 | £410 | -0.61% | 162 |
| Warrington | -8 | 2 | £458 | -10.73% | 228 |
| Crewe | - | 2 | £440 | - | 3 |
| Macclesfield | - | 1 | £400 | - | 2 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Developer 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:
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