The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring GCP skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
GCP falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
22
7
9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
23.91%
9.72%
11.69%
Number of daily rates quoted
12
5
5
10th Percentile
£190
£264
£205
25th Percentile
£291
£284
£213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£625
£550
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+13.64%
+4.76%
+31.25%
75th Percentile
£688
£575
£575
90th Percentile
£744
£590
£643
Cheshire median daily rate
£425
£455
£450
% change year-on-year
-6.59%
+1.11%
+5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£34.40
25th Percentile
-
-
£36.50
Median hourly rate
-
-
£40.00
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+83.65%
75th Percentile
-
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£16.00
£85.00
£34.00
% change year-on-year
-81.18%
+150.00%
+56.11%
GCP Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing GCP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
GCP Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing GCP.
GCP Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing GCP.
GCP Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 25 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing GCP 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 GCP.
GCP 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:
