Generative Artificial Intelligence (Gen AI)
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Generative AI skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Generative AI | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester | 4.13% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £480 | £488 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -1.69% | - | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Chester
Generative AI falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Chester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 90 | 58 | 39 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 74.38% | 87.88% | 88.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 25 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £413 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £452 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +40.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £656 | £712 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £447 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.89% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | - | £16.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.70 | £16.00 | £17.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.50 | £20.00 | £23.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.50% | -15.29% | +46.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.17 | £29.60 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.25 | £86.00 | £40.00 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £23.18 | £24.18 | £24.81 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.16% | -2.52% | +83.00% |
Generative AI
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Generative AI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Generative AI
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: