National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) North West> Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire requiring NIST skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NIST over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
NIST falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Cheshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
61
115
84
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire
13.59%
22.82%
15.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
44
62
51
10th Percentile
£281
£304
£213
25th Percentile
£358
£407
£288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£447
£500
£438
Median % change year-on-year
-10.60%
+14.29%
+2.94%
75th Percentile
£575
£550
£525
90th Percentile
£662
£580
£640
North West median daily rate
£475
£513
£475
% change year-on-year
-7.32%
+7.89%
+2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
11
7
10th Percentile
£37.60
£16.79
-
25th Percentile
£49.75
£17.72
£30.54
Median hourly rate
£70.00
£26.66
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+162.57%
-23.83%
-30.00%
75th Percentile
£77.63
£43.75
-
90th Percentile
£82.20
-
£47.80
North West median hourly rate
£30.38
£12.84
£38.55
% change year-on-year
+136.60%
-66.69%
+114.17%
NIST Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
NIST Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NIST in Cheshire.
NIST Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NIST also mentioned 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 with a requirement for NIST.
NIST 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:
