Project Officer Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Project Officer
North West > Cheshire

The median Project Officer daily rate in Cheshire is £175, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - 60
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.14% - 0.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £163 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 - -
75th Percentile £188 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £175 - £280
% change year-on-year - - -25.33%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 639 359 474
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.77% 88.21% 93.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 435 247 333
10th Percentile £313 £291 £266
25th Percentile £368 £356 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -7.00% +2.59%
75th Percentile £579 £564 £550
90th Percentile £653 £647 £614
North West median daily rate £456 £469 £500
% change year-on-year -2.67% -6.30% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 27 40
10th Percentile £15.30 £19.00 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.86 £23.74 £16.47
Median hourly rate £26.86 £33.40 £22.25
Median % change year-on-year -19.58% +50.11% -2.33%
75th Percentile £66.44 £85.63 £38.00
90th Percentile £85.10 £86.00 £43.75
North West median hourly rate £45.00 £31.50 £26.39
% change year-on-year +42.86% +19.36% -14.17%

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Project Officer job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

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

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

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

Project Officer
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 Officer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 26 March 2026. 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 £175 -
Project Officer
North West

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 26 March 2026, Project Officer 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 Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Production Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Scorecard

Project Officer 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Production Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Scorecard
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) SAP