The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Legal in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Legal over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
18 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Legal |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester |
1.23% |
1.41% |
- |
| As % of the General category |
1.61% |
1.82% |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£525 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£550 |
£450 |
£300 |
| % change year-on-year |
+22.22% |
+50.00% |
-51.02% |
Legal falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Chester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
124 |
55 |
35 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester |
76.54% |
77.46% |
72.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
35 |
13 |
12 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
- |
£488 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£563 |
£545 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£625 |
£688 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.00% |
-9.09% |
+27.91% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£725 |
£738 |
| 90th Percentile |
£713 |
£798 |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£492 |
£450 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.33% |
-10.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
17 |
11 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£30.25 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.01 |
£35.30 |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£35.00 |
£47.50 |
£35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-26.32% |
+35.71% |
+14.20% |
| 75th Percentile |
£37.50 |
£50.00 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£84.35 |
£70.00 |
£39.38 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£36.00 |
£32.50 |
£35.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.77% |
-7.14% |
+14.60% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Legal relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Legal.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Legal.
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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:
