IBM Watson
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring IBM Watson skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
74 |
- |
58 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing IBM Watson |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire |
0.15% |
- |
0.22% |
| As % of the Cloud Services category |
0.44% |
- |
0.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£485 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£490 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£495 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£490 |
- |
- |
IBM Watson falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills |
229 |
128 |
174 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire |
35.07% |
28.57% |
37.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
179 |
85 |
122 |
| 10th Percentile |
£310 |
£301 |
£228 |
| 25th Percentile |
£356 |
£356 |
£350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£486 |
£480 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.55% |
+1.25% |
+6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£492 |
£575 |
£530 |
| 90th Percentile |
£579 |
£638 |
£587 |
| North West median daily rate |
£447 |
£475 |
£487 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.84% |
-2.51% |
-2.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
14 |
6 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£21.05 |
£17.72 |
| 25th Percentile |
£15.50 |
£21.83 |
£19.36 |
| Median hourly rate |
£18.87 |
£24.18 |
£35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.96% |
-30.91% |
+50.80% |
| 75th Percentile |
£25.31 |
£64.17 |
£43.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£59.08 |
£82.50 |
- |
| North West median hourly rate |
£41.34 |
£26.59 |
£26.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+55.48% |
+2.27% |
-48.00% |
IBM Watson
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IBM Watson relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
IBM Watson
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:
