Trend Analysis Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Trend Analysis
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring Trend Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 70 52 57
Rank change year-on-year -18 +5 -
Contract jobs citing Trend Analysis 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.31% 0.46% 0.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.50% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 £513 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - -
75th Percentile £575 £538 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £550 £525 -
% change year-on-year +4.76% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheshire

Trend Analysis 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 578 400 456
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire 88.24% 92.59% 88.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 412 238 302
10th Percentile £304 £295 £265
25th Percentile £358 £356 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £474 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.65% -5.25% +5.26%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £558
90th Percentile £674 £638 £614
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 30 34
10th Percentile £15.50 £19.00 £14.00
25th Percentile £20.08 £24.05 £17.29
Median hourly rate £23.18 £32.25 £25.14
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% +28.31% +29.50%
75th Percentile £43.00 £83.88 £39.50
90th Percentile £86.00 £86.00 £43.75
North West median hourly rate £45.00 £31.64 £26.66
% change year-on-year +42.23% +18.68% -28.91%

Trend Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Trend Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Trend Analysis job vacancy trend in Cheshire

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Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Trend Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Trend Analysis

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Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Trend Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Trend Analysis

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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 Trend Analysis within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 22 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
Chester - 2 £550 - 1
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North West

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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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 2 (100.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Data Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 2 (100.00%) Expense Management
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management