Financial
Cheshire > Chester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | 0 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Finance | 8 | 19 | 29 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 11.43% | 34.55% | 29.00% |
| As % of the General category | 13.79% | 52.78% | 43.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £494 | £473 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £581 | £528 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £650 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +18.18% | +7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £719 | £738 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £731 | - | £688 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £458 | £550 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.82% | +13.46% | +6.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £28.62 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £35.00 | £30.76 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.80% | +46.45% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £32.89 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £29.23 | £26.66 | £27.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.64% | -4.72% | +4.07% |
All General Skills
Chester
Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Chester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 58 | 36 | 66 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 82.86% | 65.45% | 66.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 16 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £536 | £475 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £581 | £545 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £650 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +18.18% | +37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £790 | - | £688 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +4.17% | +4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 6 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £38.13 | £24.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £36.61 | £41.25 | £30.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £42.50 | £30.76 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | +38.19% | +33.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £43.75 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £39.01 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £32.95 | £26.66 | £29.26 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.59% | -8.89% | +27.22% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Finance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Finance in Chester.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Chester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance in Chester over the 6 months to 22 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Finance in Chester.
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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: