Analyst Contracts in Chester

Analyst
Cheshire > Chester

The median Analyst daily rate in Chester is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +5 -3 -5
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring an Analyst 18 7 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 22.78% 11.29% 14.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 25.00% 11.48% 14.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 4
10th Percentile £162 £297 -
25th Percentile £180 £316 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £359 £498
Median % change year-on-year -47.04% -27.89% -0.50%
75th Percentile £299 £403 £585
90th Percentile £495 £424 £594
Cheshire median daily rate £410 £450 £469
% change year-on-year -8.89% -4.00% +13.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 6
10th Percentile £16.48 £12.20 £17.32
25th Percentile £22.06 £13.63 £21.88
Median hourly rate £32.00 £17.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +88.24% -51.43% +60.70%
75th Percentile £41.31 £18.00 -
90th Percentile £46.53 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £18.87 £17.00 £27.98
% change year-on-year +11.00% -39.24% +24.97%

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Chester with a recognized job title 72 61 87
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.14% 98.39% 94.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 21 47
10th Percentile £285 £199 £283
25th Percentile £325 £284 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £553 £525
Median % change year-on-year +6.31% +5.26% +23.53%
75th Percentile £650 £738 £588
90th Percentile £778 - £680
Cheshire median daily rate £431 £463 £500
% change year-on-year -6.76% -7.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 11 15
10th Percentile £25.15 £16.00 £21.95
25th Percentile £30.62 £25.50 £30.54
Median hourly rate £30.99 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.46% - +60.70%
75th Percentile £35.30 £41.25 -
90th Percentile £37.19 £47.50 £38.90
Cheshire median hourly rate £30.99 £35.00 £30.65
% change year-on-year -11.46% +14.20% +40.71%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Chester

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Chester

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Chester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Chester over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Chester

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Chester

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Chester

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Chester over the 6 months to 28 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Chester

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chester region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 14 (77.78%) Microsoft
3 13 (72.22%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (66.67%) Active Directory
4 12 (66.67%) ITIL
5 10 (55.56%) Problem Management
5 10 (55.56%) Skype for Business
5 10 (55.56%) Skype
6 7 (38.89%) WebEx
6 7 (38.89%) Procure-to-Pay
6 7 (38.89%) Mattermost
6 7 (38.89%) Unified Communications
6 7 (38.89%) Splunk
6 7 (38.89%) SCOM
6 7 (38.89%) PowerShell
6 7 (38.89%) XMPP
6 7 (38.89%) B2B
6 7 (38.89%) Cisco
6 7 (38.89%) Management Information System
6 7 (38.89%) Softphone
6 7 (38.89%) SQL
6 7 (38.89%) Linux
6 7 (38.89%) ITIL Certification
6 7 (38.89%) Red Hat
7 6 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (27.78%) SCCM
8 5 (27.78%) Degree
9 4 (22.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
9 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Office

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (55.56%) Skype for Business
2 7 (38.89%) Mattermost
3 3 (16.67%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (16.67%) SharePoint
4 1 (5.56%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (22.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (16.67%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (16.67%) Azure
2 3 (16.67%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (55.56%) Skype
2 7 (38.89%) Softphone
2 7 (38.89%) Unified Communications
2 7 (38.89%) WebEx
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 15 (83.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (16.67%) Legal
3 2 (11.11%) Finance
4 1 (5.56%) Dutch Language
4 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing
4 1 (5.56%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (38.89%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 7 (38.89%) Management Information System
2 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (11.11%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.56%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 7 (38.89%) Linux
2 3 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (72.22%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (66.67%) ITIL
3 10 (55.56%) Problem Management
4 7 (38.89%) B2B
4 7 (38.89%) Procure-to-Pay
5 4 (22.22%) Migration
6 3 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (16.67%) Project Management
6 3 (16.67%) Six Sigma
6 3 (16.67%) Validation
7 2 (11.11%) Customer Service
7 2 (11.11%) ITSM
7 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (5.56%) Budgeting and Forecasting
8 1 (5.56%) Contract Management
8 1 (5.56%) Customer Experience
8 1 (5.56%) Manufacturing Engineering
8 1 (5.56%) Performance Analysis
8 1 (5.56%) Root Cause Analysis
8 1 (5.56%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 7 (38.89%) PowerShell
1 7 (38.89%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (38.89%) ITIL Certification
2 5 (27.78%) Degree
3 2 (11.11%) A+ Certification
3 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 12 (66.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 7 (38.89%) SCOM
2 5 (27.78%) SCCM
3 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 14 (77.78%) Microsoft
2 7 (38.89%) Cisco
2 7 (38.89%) Red Hat
2 7 (38.89%) Splunk
3 1 (5.56%) SAP