The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Product Ownership in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Product Ownership over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Product Ownership 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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
33
31
23
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
41.77%
50.00%
25.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
18
11
11
10th Percentile
£285
£250
£288
25th Percentile
£325
£348
£361
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£588
£525
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+11.90%
+16.67%
+16.13%
75th Percentile
£675
£594
£519
90th Percentile
£736
£675
£580
Cheshire median daily rate
£445
£497
£550
% change year-on-year
-10.51%
-9.59%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£19.53
25th Percentile
-
-
£22.94
Median hourly rate
-
-
£28.75
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+32.00%
75th Percentile
-
-
£34.44
90th Percentile
-
-
£37.78
Cheshire median hourly rate
£47.75
£11.00
£33.99
% change year-on-year
+334.09%
-67.64%
+56.06%
Product Ownership Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Product Ownership as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Product Ownership Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Product Ownership.
Product Ownership Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Product Ownership 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 Product Ownership.
Product Ownership 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:
