Leader
North West > Cheshire
The median Leader daily rate in Cheshire is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 40 | 31 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +6 | -8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead | 18 | 27 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 4.01% | 5.36% | 4.91% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.57% | 5.72% | 5.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 19 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £436 | £456 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £463 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £585 | £568 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.39% | +3.08% | +33.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £610 | £678 |
| 90th Percentile | £671 | £660 | £688 |
| North West median daily rate | £528 | £590 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.59% | +7.27% | +10.00% |
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 | 394 | 472 | 477 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.75% | 93.65% | 90.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 273 | 324 | 329 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £275 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £374 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +9.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | £629 | £651 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 36 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £14.00 | £14.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.71 | £16.47 | £19.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £20.11 | £29.26 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +136.20% | -31.27% | +19.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £38.00 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £43.75 | £42.58 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.23 | £26.53 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.20% | -13.15% | +50.37% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Lead 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 Lead in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Cheshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead 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 Lead within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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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| Macclesfield | +17 | 7 | £550 | -17.60% | 1 |
| Knutsford | -3 | 5 | £375 | -16.78% | 5 |
| Crewe | -8 | 2 | - | - | |
| Chester | - | 2 | £650 | - | 8 |
| Warrington | -8 | 1 | £525 | +10.53% | 11 |
| Alderley Edge | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead in the job title.
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Lead 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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