Project Leader Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Project Lead
North West > Cheshire

As of 14 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Project Lead daily rate in Cheshire.

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 - 49
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.14% - 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £538
Median % change year-on-year - - +34.38%
75th Percentile - - £556
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £450 - £400
% change year-on-year - - -3.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Median hourly rate £40.00 - £40.00
North West median hourly rate £40.00 £27.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year +45.45% -31.25% -

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 628 468 346
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.46% 90.87% 87.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 476 273 222
10th Percentile £270 £323 £252
25th Percentile £358 £380 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £478 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.86% -4.40% +11.11%
75th Percentile £551 £571 £553
90th Percentile £688 £645 £595
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 27 26
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.49 £16.57
25th Percentile £18.59 £15.36 £20.07
Median hourly rate £22.85 £22.09 £28.31
Median % change year-on-year +3.44% -21.96% +39.78%
75th Percentile £36.06 £35.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £43.75 £42.50
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £32.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year -8.92% -1.52% +65.00%

Project Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Leader' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Project Leader job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Project Leader
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Leader job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Leader job vacancies in Cheshire

Project Leader
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Leader job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Leader job vacancies in Cheshire

Project Leader
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 Project Leader within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 14 November 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
Chester - 1 - -
Project Leader
North West

Project Leader Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, Project Leader contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheshire region featuring Project Leader in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation

Project Leader Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft