IT Engineer Contracts in Chester

IT Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

As of 31 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Engineer daily rate in Chester.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 11 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Engineer 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 1.37% 5.36% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 5.77% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £356 - £180
% change year-on-year - - -40.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -40.82% - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £25.15 £17.72 £20.00
% change year-on-year +41.93% -11.40% +60.26%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 68 52 99
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.15% 92.86% 97.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 28 59
10th Percentile £325 £199 £288
25th Percentile £405 £244 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £618 £506 £450
Median % change year-on-year +21.98% +12.50% +5.88%
75th Percentile £734 £678 £575
90th Percentile £805 £738 £620
Cheshire median daily rate £438 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 11 11
10th Percentile £17.50 £35.00 £23.15
25th Percentile £28.98 £38.13 £29.58
Median hourly rate £50.00 £42.50 £30.76
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% +38.19% +41.21%
75th Percentile £86.00 £45.63 £35.00
90th Percentile - £47.50 £40.00
Cheshire median hourly rate £33.40 £26.66 £25.57
% change year-on-year +25.28% +4.28% +14.18%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Job postings that featured IT Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Job vacancy trend for IT Engineer in Chester

IT Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Chester.

Daily rate trend for IT Engineer in Chester

IT Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Engineer in Chester.

Hourly rate trend for IT Engineer in Chester

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, IT Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring IT Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

IT Engineer Skill Set
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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared