IT Support Contracts in Cheshire

IT Support
North West > Cheshire

The median IT Support daily rate in Cheshire is £128 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 58 49
Rank change year-on-year +10 -9 -6
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 8 3 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 1.61% 0.56% 1.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.71% 0.62% 1.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 4
10th Percentile - £225 £158
25th Percentile £126 £300 £169
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £128 £450 £175
Median % change year-on-year -71.67% +157.14% -9.09%
75th Percentile £130 £463 -
90th Percentile £131 £470 -
North West median daily rate £188 £240 £200
% change year-on-year -21.88% +20.00% +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 3
10th Percentile £24.78 - £22.20
25th Percentile £35.37 - £25.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 - £31.00
75th Percentile £43.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £13.00 £26.50 £17.75
% change year-on-year -50.94% +49.30% +47.92%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 467 486 501
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.78% 90.17% 94.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 316 337 279
10th Percentile £273 £263 £182
25th Percentile £363 £400 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £438
Median % change year-on-year - +8.57% -1.46%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £538
90th Percentile £634 £650 £631
North West median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 21 28
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.25 £11.93
25th Percentile £16.47 £20.00 £16.49
Median hourly rate £20.11 £30.54 £23.75
Median % change year-on-year -34.15% +28.59% +32.68%
75th Percentile £38.00 £35.00 £33.02
90th Percentile £43.75 £40.00 £60.03
North West median hourly rate £26.66 £35.00 £20.32
% change year-on-year -23.83% +72.29% +13.49%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings that featured IT Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for IT Support in Cheshire

IT Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Cheshire.

Daily rate trend for IT Support in Cheshire

IT Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Support in Cheshire.

Hourly rate trend for IT Support in Cheshire

IT Support
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cheshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Support in Cheshire over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Support in Cheshire

IT Support
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 IT Support within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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
Chester - 3 - - 2
Runcorn - 3 £128 -
Macclesfield - 2 £132 - 4
IT Support
North West

IT Support Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, IT Support 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 IT Support in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Windows
1 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (50.00%) Windows Server
3 3 (37.50%) FMEA
3 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (37.50%) Smart Manufacturing
3 3 (37.50%) Power Platform
3 3 (37.50%) Aviation
3 3 (37.50%) Power BI
3 3 (37.50%) Data Analytics
3 3 (37.50%) Analytics
3 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Project Management
3 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
3 3 (37.50%) Validation
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (37.50%) SQL
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Project
3 3 (37.50%) GAMP
3 3 (37.50%) GxP
3 3 (37.50%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (37.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (37.50%) Life Science
3 3 (37.50%) Test Scripting
3 3 (37.50%) Video Conferencing
3 3 (37.50%) Data Extraction
3 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (37.50%) Process Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Apple iOS

IT Support 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (37.50%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) Power BI
General
1 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (37.50%) Aviation
1 3 (37.50%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Life Science
1 3 (37.50%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (12.50%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 5 (62.50%) Windows
2 4 (50.00%) Windows Server
3 2 (25.00%) Apple iOS
4 1 (12.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Analytics
1 3 (37.50%) Business Intelligence
1 3 (37.50%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (37.50%) Data Analytics
1 3 (37.50%) Data Extraction
1 3 (37.50%) FMEA
1 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (37.50%) Process Improvement
1 3 (37.50%) Project Management
1 3 (37.50%) Smart Manufacturing
1 3 (37.50%) Test Scripting
1 3 (37.50%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (37.50%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (37.50%) GAMP
1 3 (37.50%) GxP
System Software
1 5 (62.50%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (25.00%) SCCM
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (12.50%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Apple
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow