The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Onboarding in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Onboarding over the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Onboarding falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
29
20
34
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
40.28%
39.22%
31.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
13
16
10th Percentile
-
£257
-
25th Percentile
£325
£413
£288
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£525
£388
Median % change year-on-year
+9.52%
+35.48%
-8.82%
75th Percentile
£638
£577
£481
90th Percentile
£755
£662
£540
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£489
£500
% change year-on-year
-8.59%
-2.20%
+2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
-
-
Median hourly rate
£70.00
-
£23.15
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+6.29%
75th Percentile
-
-
£31.58
90th Percentile
-
-
£36.63
Cheshire median hourly rate
£29.00
£11.00
£33.99
% change year-on-year
+163.64%
-67.64%
+56.06%
Onboarding Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Onboarding as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Onboarding Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Onboarding in Chester.
Onboarding Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 1 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Onboarding also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chester region with a requirement for Onboarding.
Onboarding Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
