Cost Control
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Cost Control skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Cost Control | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester | - | - | 1.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 2.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £563 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £625 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | - | - | £536 |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Chester
Cost Control 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 | 93 | 66 | 40 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 72.09% | 100.00% | 76.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 26 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £363 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £416 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £550 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | -12.00% | +60.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £731 | £728 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £450 | £471 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.51% | -5.75% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 19 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.66 | £19.00 | £17.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.75 | £24.10 | £27.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.86 | £50.00 | £41.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.28% | +21.21% | +78.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.56 | £86.00 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.23 | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £23.50 | £32.50 | £21.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.69% | +48.81% | -5.66% |
Cost Control
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Cost Control relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
