Agile Scrum Master Contract Job Trends in Chester

Agile Scrum Master
Cheshire > Chester

The median Agile Scrum Master daily rate in Chester is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
27 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Agile Scrum Master 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.87% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £438 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £513 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £456 £356 -
% change year-on-year +28.09% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title 103 65 44
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.57% 94.20% 89.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 23 12
10th Percentile £190 £415 £220
25th Percentile £425 £460 £382
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +40.00%
75th Percentile £627 £582 £603
90th Percentile £678 £612 £669
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 10 13
10th Percentile £19.60 £15.53 £17.14
25th Percentile £22.85 £16.75 £17.50
Median hourly rate £30.99 £24.10 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +28.62% -26.98% +105.35%
75th Percentile £37.19 £35.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £55.30 £40.10 £39.45
Cheshire median hourly rate £25.15 £22.09 £33.00
% change year-on-year +13.85% -33.06% +62.96%

Agile Scrum Master
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Agile Scrum Master' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Agile Scrum Master job vacancy trend in Chester

Agile Scrum Master Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, Agile Scrum Master 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 Chester region featuring Agile Scrum Master in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Agility
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Agile Scrum Master Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Agile Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Agility
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Kanban
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality