Traceability Matrices
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Traceability Matrix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 55 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Traceability Matrix | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.62% | 0.45% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.69% | 0.50% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £387 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £389 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £398 | £356 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.66% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £426 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £463 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £390 | £356 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +9.55% | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheshire
Traceability Matrix falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 579 | 399 | 456 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 89.21% | 90.48% | 87.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 414 | 232 | 304 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £356 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £441 | £475 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.26% | -5.94% | +6.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £571 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £650 | £615 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 27 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.80 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £21.05 | £17.20 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.85 | £27.39 | £23.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.56% | +15.99% | +21.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.00 | £81.75 | £39.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.68 | £86.00 | £43.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £42.31 | £31.50 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +34.33% | +5.00% | -20.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Traceability Matrix relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Traceability Matrix.
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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 Traceability Matrix within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 6 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsford | -26 | 2 | £398 | +11.66% | |
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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: