The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring BIG-IP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
BIG-IP 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
34
24
25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
33.66%
33.33%
33.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
9
12
10th Percentile
£360
£260
£501
25th Percentile
£413
£469
£522
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£525
£550
Median % change year-on-year
-19.05%
-4.55%
+57.14%
75th Percentile
£488
£675
£588
90th Percentile
£608
£740
£610
Cheshire median daily rate
£455
£511
£555
% change year-on-year
-11.00%
-7.88%
+5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£19.00
-
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£16.00
-
-
BIG-IP Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BIG-IP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
BIG-IP Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing BIG-IP.
BIG-IP Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing BIG-IP also mentioned 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 with a requirement for BIG-IP.
BIG-IP 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:
