Payments Analyst Contract Job Trends in Chester

Payments Analyst
Cheshire > Chester

The median Payments Analyst daily rate in Chester is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 February 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Payments Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.75% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £413 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - -
75th Percentile £438 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £397 £267 -
% change year-on-year +48.74% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 123 65 41
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 90.28% 87.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 24 14
10th Percentile £194 £405 £225
25th Percentile £413 £425 £279
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £470
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +16.96% +22.94%
75th Percentile £626 £678 £638
90th Percentile £736 £718 £675
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £468 £500
% change year-on-year -3.90% -6.35% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 12 12
10th Percentile £19.50 £19.00 £17.20
25th Percentile £21.73 £22.75 £22.14
Median hourly rate £26.86 £68.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -60.50% +70.00% +148.91%
75th Percentile £40.00 £86.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £82.13 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 £24.19 £22.50
% change year-on-year -5.54% +7.51% +19.55%

Payments Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Payments Analyst job vacancy trend in Chester

Payments Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester

For the 6 months to 17 February 2026, Payments Analyst 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 Payments Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) PSD2
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (100.00%) SEPA

Payments Analyst 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PSD2
1 1 (100.00%) SEPA