Applications Developer Contract Job Trends in Chester

Application Developer
Cheshire > Chester

The median Application Developer daily rate in Chester is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026.

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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.65% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £400 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 133 68 52
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.36% 93.15% 91.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 22 28
10th Percentile £407 £325 £199
25th Percentile £444 £405 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £618 £506
Median % change year-on-year -10.93% +21.98% +12.50%
75th Percentile £619 £734 £678
90th Percentile £759 £805 £738
Cheshire median daily rate £460 £441 £475
% change year-on-year +4.32% -7.11% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 16 11
10th Percentile £26.21 £17.50 £35.00
25th Percentile £29.99 £28.98 £38.13
Median hourly rate £35.00 £50.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +17.65% +38.19%
75th Percentile £37.50 £86.00 £45.63
90th Percentile £49.00 - £47.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £33.40 £26.33
% change year-on-year -3.52% +26.85% +2.99%

Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Applications Developer job vacancy trend in Chester

Applications Developer
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Chester

Applications Developer
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Developer job vacancies in Chester

Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 30 May 2026, Applications Developer 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 Applications Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Applications Developer 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft