Next Generation Network (NGN)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring NGN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NGN | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.15% | - | - |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.76% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £288 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £313 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Cheshire
NGN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 131 | 83 | 108 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 19.97% | 18.74% | 26.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 80 | 45 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £312 | £246 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £363 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £442 | £475 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.00% | -9.52% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £580 | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £636 | £745 | £588 |
| North West median daily rate | £458 | £470 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.66% | -6.00% | +3.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | - | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.06 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £20.00 | £48.56 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.81% | +174.04% | -10.87% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NGN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised 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 NGN within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 15 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | - | 1 | £300 | - | 1 |
| NGN North West |
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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:
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