GAP Analysis
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring GAP Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited GAP Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 75 | - | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +18 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing GAP Analysis | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.31% | - | 0.72% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.34% | - | 0.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £502 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £512 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £564 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £578 |
| North West median daily rate | £513 | £563 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.89% | -2.17% | +9.52% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Cheshire
GAP Analysis 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 581 | 429 | 361 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 91.50% | 84.95% | 86.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 440 | 283 | 212 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £323 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £392 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £478 | £522 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.47% | -8.34% | +15.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £519 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £646 | £650 | £644 |
| North West median daily rate | £455 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.05% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 18 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £11.18 | £17.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.82 | £16.06 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £35.00 | £30.54 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.09% | +14.60% | +45.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.75 | £43.75 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | £47.50 | £35.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £26.08 | £35.36 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.26% | +1.03% | +60.70% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing GAP Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing GAP Analysis.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing GAP Analysis.
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DemandTrendContract 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 GAP Analysis within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 26 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Macclesfield | - | 2 | £500 | - | |
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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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