Analytical Thinking Contracts in Chester

Analytical Thinking
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 10 24
Rank change year-on-year -6 +14 -
Contract jobs citing Analytical Thinking 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 2.86% 4.00% 0.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.51% 5.13% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £679 - -
25th Percentile £684 £713 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £713 £725 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% +31.82% -
75th Percentile £734 £738 £575
90th Percentile £736 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £529 £725 £523
% change year-on-year -27.03% +38.76% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Chester

Analytical Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 57 39 99
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 81.43% 78.00% 86.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 13 55
10th Percentile £325 £237 £288
25th Percentile £425 £488 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £450
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +44.44% +5.88%
75th Percentile £716 £738 £575
90th Percentile £813 - £658
Cheshire median daily rate £447 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.89% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 10 17
10th Percentile £23.91 - £20.89
25th Percentile £36.61 £35.00 £28.62
Median hourly rate £50.00 £38.75 £30.76
Median % change year-on-year +29.03% +26.00% +41.21%
75th Percentile £65.00 £46.56 £35.00
90th Percentile £86.00 £47.50 £37.02
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.70 £35.00 £30.54
% change year-on-year -6.57% +14.60% +40.22%

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Job postings citing Analytical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Thinking in Chester

Analytical Thinking
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analytical Thinking in Chester.

Daily rate trend for Analytical Thinking in Chester

Analytical Thinking
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Architect
1 2 (100.00%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Payments Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Payments Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Architectural Design
1 2 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Backlog Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree