Public Sector Contracts in Chester

Public Sector
Cheshire > Chester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - 23
Rank change year-on-year - - -11
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 1.52% - 1.82%
As % of the General category 1.89% - 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
75th Percentile - - £450
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £416 £396 £540
% change year-on-year +5.05% -26.62% +10.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £40.00
Cheshire median hourly rate - - £26.25
% change year-on-year - - -25.00%

All General Skills
Chester

Public Sector falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 53 41 73
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 80.30% 71.93% 66.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 16 39
10th Percentile £565 £475 £338
25th Percentile £600 £545 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £650 £550
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% +18.18% +37.50%
75th Percentile £738 £738 £588
90th Percentile £798 - £688
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +9.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 8 14
10th Percentile £21.25 - £23.15
25th Percentile £33.40 £35.00 £29.10
Median hourly rate £50.00 £38.75 £30.65
Median % change year-on-year +29.03% +26.44% +27.70%
75th Percentile £86.00 £43.75 £35.00
90th Percentile - - £38.51
Cheshire median hourly rate £32.95 £35.00 £29.26
% change year-on-year -5.86% +19.62% +33.00%

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Job postings citing Public Sector as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector in Chester

Public Sector
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Chester.

Daily rate trend for Public Sector in Chester

Public Sector
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Public Sector in Chester.

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector in Chester

Public Sector
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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared