Master's Degree
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 31 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Master's Degree | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester | 0.61% | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.22% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £442 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.05% | -9.52% | +31.25% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Chester
Master's Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Chester.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 45 | 23 | 5 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 27.61% | 32.39% | 9.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 12 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £197 | - | £488 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £325 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £546 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.73% | -9.00% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £657 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £724 | £713 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -12.62% | +3.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £29.99 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £32.23 | £25.15 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.13% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £35.58 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £36.25 | - | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £36.26 | £32.50 | £14.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.57% | +132.14% | -73.46% |
Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Master's Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Master's Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Master's Degree.
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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: