The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Centre in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Centre over the 6 months leading up to 13 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Data Centre falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
32
32
15
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
30.77%
42.67%
20.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
17
7
4
10th Percentile
£191
£348
£443
25th Percentile
£325
£463
£488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£525
£548
Median % change year-on-year
+4.76%
-4.11%
+56.43%
75th Percentile
£638
£565
£582
90th Percentile
£718
£590
£585
Cheshire median daily rate
£433
£490
£543
% change year-on-year
-11.73%
-9.68%
+9.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
£17.25
Median hourly rate
-
-
£17.50
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
-19.65%
75th Percentile
-
-
£17.75
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£16.00
£24.18
£22.00
% change year-on-year
-33.83%
+9.91%
+1.01%
Data Centre Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Centre relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Data Centre Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Data Centre.
Data Centre Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Data Centre.
Data Centre Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Centre 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 Data Centre.
Data Centre 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:
