Aviation Contract Job Trends in Chester

Aviation
Cheshire > Chester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Aviation in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Aviation over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 17 10
Rank change year-on-year -7 -7 -
Contract jobs citing Aviation 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 1.57% 1.41% 4.55%
As % of the General category 2.22% 1.61% 5.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cheshire median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £35.50
25th Percentile £26.11 - £36.25
Median hourly rate £27.22 £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.23% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £28.33 - £38.75
90th Percentile - - £39.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £27.22 £35.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -22.23% -6.67% -

All General Skills
Chester

Aviation falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 90 62 37
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 70.87% 87.32% 84.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 21 7
10th Percentile £150 £425 £435
25th Percentile £413 £513 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £552 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.89% +5.14% +40.00%
75th Percentile £626 £600 £628
90th Percentile £688 £675 £749
Cheshire median daily rate £455 £500 £519
% change year-on-year -9.10% -3.61% +15.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 15
10th Percentile £21.66 - £17.14
25th Percentile £21.75 £16.00 £17.49
Median hourly rate £29.86 £20.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +49.30% -39.39% +105.35%
75th Percentile £37.46 £29.60 £36.13
90th Percentile £39.83 £86.00 £40.00
Cheshire median hourly rate £23.50 £24.09 £25.03
% change year-on-year -2.45% -3.74% +58.89%

Aviation
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Aviation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Aviation job vacancy trend in Chester

Aviation
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Aviation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Aviation

Aviation
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement