The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Systems in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Systems over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Distributed Systems 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
30
21
30
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
40.54%
38.89%
29.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
13
15
10th Percentile
-
£257
£288
25th Percentile
£325
£413
£299
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£588
£525
£425
Median % change year-on-year
+11.90%
+23.53%
+9.68%
75th Percentile
£638
£577
£488
90th Percentile
£751
£662
£548
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£489
£525
% change year-on-year
-8.59%
-6.86%
+9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
1
Median hourly rate
£70.00
-
£40.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+83.65%
Cheshire median hourly rate
£29.00
£11.00
£45.00
% change year-on-year
+163.64%
-75.56%
+106.61%
Distributed Systems Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Distributed Systems as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Distributed Systems Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Distributed Systems in Chester.
Distributed Systems Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Distributed Systems 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 Distributed Systems.
Distributed Systems 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:
