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%
Server Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Server Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Server Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Server Engineer in Cheshire.
Server Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Server Engineer in Cheshire.
Server Engineer Skill Set Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Server Engineer 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 Server Engineer in the job title.
Server Engineer 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:
