Junior
North West > Cheshire
The median Junior daily rate in Cheshire is £228, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 June 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 3 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 57 | - | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +4 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Junior | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.21% | - | 0.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | - | 0.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £228 | - | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +233.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £325 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £295 | £375 | £321 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.27% | +16.73% | +28.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £30.54 |
| North West median hourly rate | £17.44 | - | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +274.04% |
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 | 440 | 514 | 464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.91% | 95.54% | 91.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 316 | 344 | 313 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £282 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £434 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.68% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £638 | £650 |
| North West median daily rate | £465 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.62% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 40 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £13.49 | £14.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.46 | £16.25 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.20 | £26.66 | £25.57 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.03% | +4.28% | +14.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £85.44 | £39.44 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | £43.75 | £45.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £28.75 | £32.90 | £29.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.60% | +10.94% | +23.03% |
Junior
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Junior 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 Junior in Cheshire.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Junior 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 Junior within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 3 June 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 | - | 1 | £228 | - | 2 |
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Junior Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 3 June 2025, Junior 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 Junior in the job title.
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Junior 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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