Desktop Migration Engineer Contract Job Trends in Chester

Desktop Migration Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

The median Desktop Migration Engineer daily rate in Chester is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
23 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Desktop Migration Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.77% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £275 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
75th Percentile £325 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £300 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Chester with a recognized job title 130 65 45
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.76% 92.86% 91.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 18 21
10th Percentile £173 £325 £199
25th Percentile £400 £350 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £588 £513
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% +14.63% +13.89%
75th Percentile £588 £703 £738
90th Percentile £668 £813 -
Cheshire median daily rate £485 £429 £463
% change year-on-year +13.05% -7.24% -7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 15 9
10th Percentile £29.19 £27.19 -
25th Percentile £29.99 £30.99 -
Median hourly rate £35.00 £33.40 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.79% -4.57% +13.80%
75th Percentile £37.50 £49.38 £47.50
90th Percentile £84.08 £50.00 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.23 £31.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year +2.32% +39.98% -23.10%

Desktop Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 23 July 2026, Desktop Migration Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Desktop Migration Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop

Desktop Migration Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix