The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for VCAP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
VCAP is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
125 |
156 |
127 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire |
25.00% |
29.10% |
24.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
84 |
96 |
65 |
| 10th Percentile |
£135 |
£283 |
£238 |
| 25th Percentile |
£344 |
£400 |
£318 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£448 |
£500 |
£463 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.50% |
+8.11% |
+2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£541 |
£575 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£667 |
£665 |
£631 |
| North West median daily rate |
£513 |
£510 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.49% |
+2.00% |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
5 |
5 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£14.38 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£36.00 |
£19.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£14.00 |
£40.00 |
£28.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-65.00% |
+42.86% |
-8.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£26.66 |
£65.75 |
£31.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£66.50 |
£51.75 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£16.06 |
£38.75 |
£39.73 |
| % change year-on-year |
-58.55% |
-2.45% |
-6.53% |
