Applications Engineer Contract Job Trends in Chester

Applications Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

The median Applications Engineer daily rate in Chester is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 1.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.90% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £300 £358 £533
% change year-on-year -16.20% -32.83% -

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 158 92 70
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.87% 91.09% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 44 23
10th Percentile £178 £325 £424
25th Percentile £278 £463 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £589 £552
Median % change year-on-year -10.83% +6.66% +5.14%
75th Percentile £594 £639 £648
90th Percentile £638 £742 £738
Cheshire median daily rate £473 £447 £473
% change year-on-year +5.87% -5.40% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 11 9
10th Percentile £29.98 £19.00 £15.05
25th Percentile £32.50 £27.70 £16.00
Median hourly rate £41.00 £30.99 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.30% -11.46% +10.17%
75th Percentile £43.75 £34.09 -
90th Percentile £83.53 £37.19 £37.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £40.13 £27.08 £23.14
% change year-on-year +48.22% +17.03% -24.25%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Applications Engineer job vacancy trend in Chester

Applications Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Applications Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 8 October 2026, Applications 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 Chester region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Splunk
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (66.67%) Generative AI
2 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) AIX
3 1 (33.33%) Ansible
3 1 (33.33%) BladeLogic
3 1 (33.33%) C
3 1 (33.33%) C++
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Dynatrace
3 1 (33.33%) Glassbox
3 1 (33.33%) IBM
3 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) NetScout
3 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
3 1 (33.33%) Remedy

Applications Engineer 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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) SQLPlus
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Linux Command Line
1 1 (33.33%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 2 (66.67%) Linux
2 1 (33.33%) AIX
2 1 (33.33%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Incident Management
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Disaster Recovery
2 2 (66.67%) Generative AI
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Problem Management
3 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Site Reliability Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
2 2 (66.67%) PowerShell
3 1 (33.33%) C
3 1 (33.33%) C++
3 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
3 1 (33.33%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Ansible
1 1 (33.33%) BladeLogic
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Splunk
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Dynatrace
3 1 (33.33%) Glassbox
3 1 (33.33%) IBM
3 1 (33.33%) NetScout
3 1 (33.33%) Remedy
3 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow