IT Support Engineer Contract Job Trends in Chester

IT Support Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

As of 14 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Support Engineer daily rate in Chester.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 16 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.83% 1.52% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.93% 1.64% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £275 -
Cheshire median daily rate £160 £275 £175
% change year-on-year -41.82% +57.14% -58.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25.75 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 - -
75th Percentile £27.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £23.75 £16.19 -
% change year-on-year +46.70% - -

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 108 61 38
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.26% 92.42% 86.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 24 9
10th Percentile £190 £413 £388
25th Percentile £419 £445 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +40.00%
75th Percentile £626 £580 £600
90th Percentile £686 £612 £712
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £474 £500
% change year-on-year -5.01% -5.25% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 10 12
10th Percentile £19.80 £15.53 £17.14
25th Percentile £21.75 £16.00 £17.58
Median hourly rate £30.99 £22.00 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.86% -35.29% +111.57%
75th Percentile £37.19 £32.30 £35.56
90th Percentile £47.65 £86.00 £39.73
Cheshire median hourly rate £24.33 £22.09 £33.00
% change year-on-year +10.12% -33.06% +74.51%

IT Support Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

IT Support Engineer job vacancy trend in Chester

IT Support Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Engineer job vacancies in Chester

IT Support Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, IT Support Engineer 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 IT Support Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 1 (100.00%) Software Licensing

IT Support Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Patching
1 1 (100.00%) Software Licensing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google