Incident Manager Contract Job Trends in Chester

Incident Manager
Cheshire > Chester

The median Incident Manager daily rate in Chester is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Incident Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.77% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.85% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £550 £465 -
% change year-on-year +18.28% - -

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 118 59 42
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.77% 92.19% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 21 23
10th Percentile £225 £325 £199
25th Percentile £411 £405 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £454 £475
Median % change year-on-year +21.28% -4.53% +15.15%
75th Percentile £588 £700 £656
90th Percentile £750 £738 £685
Cheshire median daily rate £455 £473 £500
% change year-on-year -3.81% -5.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 16 8
10th Percentile £21.67 £19.00 £34.19
25th Percentile £24.30 £31.10 £41.25
Median hourly rate £32.23 £50.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.55% +17.65% +29.27%
75th Percentile £36.35 £86.00 £44.69
90th Percentile £58.00 - £47.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £31.84 £48.75 £20.11
% change year-on-year -34.68% +142.42% -13.13%

Incident Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Incident Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Incident Manager job vacancy trend in Chester

Incident Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Incident Manager job vacancies in Chester

Incident Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 15 April 2026, Incident Manager 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 Incident Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Incident Manager 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL Certification