As of 8 July 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Automation Engineer daily rate in 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
71
52
109
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.21%
92.86%
97.32%
Number of daily rates quoted
18
25
62
10th Percentile
£325
£199
£288
25th Percentile
£350
£225
£356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£588
£500
£438
Median % change year-on-year
+17.50%
+14.29%
+2.94%
75th Percentile
£719
£688
£575
90th Percentile
£813
£738
£611
Cheshire median daily rate
£430
£475
£507
% change year-on-year
-9.47%
-6.31%
+15.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
12
14
10th Percentile
£23.92
-
£23.15
25th Percentile
£30.99
£35.00
£29.10
Median hourly rate
£37.19
£42.50
£31.88
Median % change year-on-year
-12.49%
+33.32%
+46.36%
75th Percentile
£68.00
£44.69
£35.00
90th Percentile
£86.00
£47.50
£38.50
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.70
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-6.57%
+14.60%
+24.65%
Automation Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings that featured Automation Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Automation Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Automation Engineer in Chester.
Automation Engineer Skill Set Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 8 July 2025, Automation Engineer 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 Automation Engineer in the job title.
Automation Engineer 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:
