Freedom of Information (FOI)
North West > Cheshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Freedom of Information | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.22% | - | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.63% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | - | £305 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -32.22% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.23 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.23 | - | - |
All Generic Skills
Cheshire
Freedom of Information 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 | 158 | 156 | 244 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 35.19% | 30.95% | 46.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 112 | 101 | 143 |
| 10th Percentile | £314 | £297 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £425 | £326 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £467 | £513 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.88% | +13.89% | +2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £567 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £636 | £606 | £648 |
| North West median daily rate | £473 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.50% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 17 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.46 | £14.15 | £21.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.80 | £17.72 | £23.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £36.50 | £27.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.96% | +30.45% | +47.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.75 | £43.75 | £52.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £55.50 | - | £66.25 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.52 | £25.25 | £27.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.89% | -9.76% | +51.24% |
Freedom of Information
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Freedom of Information as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Freedom of Information
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Freedom of Information in Cheshire.
Freedom of Information
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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