The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring Contract Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Contract Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Contract Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
67
38
76
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
98.53%
70.37%
89.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
21
18
43
10th Percentile
£325
£266
£288
25th Percentile
£405
£445
£330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£638
£400
Median % change year-on-year
-13.73%
+59.38%
-7.51%
75th Percentile
£700
£738
£525
90th Percentile
£738
-
£680
Cheshire median daily rate
£455
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-9.05%
+5.26%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
8
11
10th Percentile
£19.00
-
£23.15
25th Percentile
£26.49
£41.25
£29.58
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£42.50
£30.54
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
+39.16%
+77.48%
75th Percentile
£86.00
£47.50
£35.00
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£35.20
£26.66
£30.54
% change year-on-year
+32.03%
-12.70%
+29.96%
Contract Management Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Contract Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Contract Management Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in Chester.
Contract Management Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Contract Management 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 Contract Management.
Contract Management 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:
