The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring Performance Tuning skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Performance Tuning over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Performance Tuning 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
60
42
88
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
81.08%
77.78%
85.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
24
16
48
10th Percentile
£325
£450
£303
25th Percentile
£475
£542
£385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£600
£618
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-2.83%
+23.50%
+17.65%
75th Percentile
£718
£738
£582
90th Percentile
£798
-
£670
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.89%
-5.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
9
15
10th Percentile
£22.67
£31.20
£21.95
25th Percentile
£33.40
-
£30.54
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£35.00
£33.00
Median % change year-on-year
+42.86%
+6.06%
+51.52%
75th Percentile
-
£47.50
£35.00
90th Percentile
£73.20
-
£38.01
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.00
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-8.57%
+14.60%
+45.43%
Performance Tuning Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Performance Tuning as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Performance Tuning Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Performance Tuning in Chester.
Performance Tuning Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Performance Tuning 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 Performance Tuning.
Performance Tuning 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:
