The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring BGP skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
BGP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
32
23
26
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
32.99%
31.94%
33.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
6
8
13
10th Percentile
£325
£403
£475
25th Percentile
£347
£502
£513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£550
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-22.73%
-
+57.14%
75th Percentile
£475
£691
£588
90th Percentile
£588
£741
£608
Cheshire median daily rate
£455
£518
£560
% change year-on-year
-12.08%
-7.59%
+6.67%
BGP Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing BGP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
BGP Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing BGP.
BGP Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 27 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing BGP also mentioned 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 with a requirement for BGP.
BGP 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:
