Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS)
North West > Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring WAAS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +17 |
| Contract jobs citing WAAS | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | - | - | 1.26% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | - | 4.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £381 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £415 |
| North West median daily rate | - | - | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -18.75% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Cheshire
WAAS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 128 | 87 | 104 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 20.09% | 19.08% | 26.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 47 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £243 | £153 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £331 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £446 | £473 | £519 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.61% | -8.92% | +1.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £565 | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £743 | £589 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £461 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.98% | -7.85% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | - | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.06 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £67.25 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £23.50 | £48.56 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -51.61% | +174.04% | -10.87% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WAAS 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 WAAS.
