Applications Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Chester

Application Support Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

The median Application Support Engineer daily rate in Chester is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
21 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Support Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 1.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £300 £358 -
% change year-on-year -16.20% - -

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 138 73 60
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 77.53% 91.25% 96.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 28 24
10th Percentile £163 - £199
25th Percentile £288 £325 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £539
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% +11.42% +5.07%
75th Percentile £600 £688 £700
90th Percentile £668 £778 £738
Cheshire median daily rate £486 £430 £463
% change year-on-year +12.92% -7.03% -7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 12 11
10th Percentile - £25.66 £16.00
25th Percentile £29.99 £30.81 £25.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £30.99 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.94% -11.46% -
75th Percentile £37.50 £37.19 £41.25
90th Percentile £74.95 £48.72 £47.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £30.99 £35.00
% change year-on-year +3.99% -11.46% +14.20%

Applications Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Applications Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Chester

Applications Support Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

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

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

Applications Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 21 August 2026, Applications Support 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 Support Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) Splunk
1 2 (100.00%) SQL

Applications Support 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Java
1 2 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) Splunk
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