Windows Server Engineer
North West > Cheshire
The median Windows Server Engineer daily rate in Cheshire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 March 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 72 | 54 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Windows Server Engineer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 0.15% | 0.48% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | 0.54% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £402 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £423 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.59% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £451 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £461 | - |
| North West median daily rate | £425 | £423 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.59% | -11.05% | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title | 608 | 370 | 495 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.48% | 88.94% | 92.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 422 | 240 | 339 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £296 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £368 | £356 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £462 | £481 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.94% | -3.90% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £708 | £645 | £610 |
| North West median daily rate | £460 | £475 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.16% | -4.04% | -1.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 28 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £19.00 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £23.87 | £16.79 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.85 | £35.20 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.09% | +60.00% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.73 | £86.00 | £37.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.43 | - | £43.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £42.84 | £31.52 | £24.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.92% | +26.61% | -16.04% |
Windows Server Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Windows Server Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Windows Server Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Windows Server Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.
Windows Server Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Windows Server Engineer job vacancies in Cheshire.
Windows Server Engineer
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 Windows Server Engineer within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 12 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrington | 0 | 1 | £425 | +6.25% | 1 |
| Windows Server Engineer North West |
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Windows Server Engineer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 12 March 2026, Windows Server Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Windows Server Engineer in the job title.
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Windows Server Engineer Skill Set
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:
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