Migration Engineer Contract Job Trends in Chester

Migration Engineer
Cheshire > Chester

The median Migration Engineer daily rate in Chester is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 November 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 16 9
Rank change year-on-year -7 -7 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Migration Engineer 1 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.88% 1.49% 7.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.99% 1.59% 8.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £313 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 - -
75th Percentile £338 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £325 £550 -
% change year-on-year -40.91% - -

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 101 63 46
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.38% 94.03% 90.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 22 14
10th Percentile £190 £414 £204
25th Percentile £422 £480 £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +40.00%
75th Percentile £627 £585 £595
90th Percentile £682 £612 £656
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 10 13
10th Percentile £19.00 £15.53 £17.14
25th Percentile £21.95 £16.75 £17.50
Median hourly rate £30.75 £24.10 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.60% -26.98% +105.35%
75th Percentile £35.64 £35.00 £35.00
90th Percentile £51.48 - £39.45
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 £22.09 £33.54
% change year-on-year +3.44% -34.14% +56.00%

Migration Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Migration Engineer job vacancy trend in Chester

Migration Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in Chester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in Chester

Migration Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Migration Engineer job vacancies in Chester

Migration Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 19 November 2025, Migration 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 Migration Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop

Migration 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Virtual Desktop