Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) North West> Cheshire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cheshire requiring WCAG skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
WCAG falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Cheshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
103
93
62
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire
15.21%
17.32%
15.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
89
55
34
10th Percentile
£355
£325
£265
25th Percentile
£378
£361
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£447
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-10.60%
+5.26%
+11.76%
75th Percentile
£514
£561
£550
90th Percentile
£639
£627
£575
North West median daily rate
£450
£475
£483
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
-1.66%
+1.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
14
10th Percentile
-
£21.36
£15.64
25th Percentile
£30.00
£21.83
£17.17
Median hourly rate
£32.00
£23.14
£20.07
Median % change year-on-year
+38.32%
+15.27%
+24.89%
75th Percentile
£34.00
£23.92
£30.54
90th Percentile
-
£24.08
£35.75
North West median hourly rate
£63.40
£23.14
£30.54
% change year-on-year
+174.04%
-24.25%
-55.15%
WCAG Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing WCAG relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
WCAG Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing WCAG.
WCAG Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing WCAG also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Cheshire region with a requirement for WCAG.
WCAG 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:
