MSF Contract Job Trends in Chester

Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF)
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring MSF skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MSF 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.77% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.08% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Cheshire median daily rate - - £625

All Process & Methodology Skills
Chester

MSF falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 93 66 40
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 71.54% 100.00% 76.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 26 14
10th Percentile £205 £363 £282
25th Percentile £413 £416 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £550 £625
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -12.00% +60.26%
75th Percentile £575 £663 £684
90th Percentile £745 £731 £738
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £471 £500
% change year-on-year -4.51% -5.75% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 19 9
10th Percentile £21.66 £19.00 £22.09
25th Percentile £21.75 £24.10 £40.00
Median hourly rate £26.86 £50.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.28% +17.65% +57.68%
75th Percentile £49.56 £86.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £85.23 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £23.50 £32.50 £25.14
% change year-on-year -27.69% +29.30% +8.57%

MSF
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MSF relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.

MSF job vacancy trend in Chester

MSF
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Institution
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Change Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Transformation Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft