Public Sector Contract Job Trends 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 29 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - 16
Rank change year-on-year - - -6
Contract jobs citing Public Sector 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester 4.26% - 1.30%
As % of the General category 5.48% - 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £603 - -
25th Percentile £604 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 - -
75th Percentile £624 - -
90th Percentile £625 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £436 £503 £495
% change year-on-year -13.18% +1.52% +27.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £40.00
Cheshire median hourly rate £42.69 - £40.00
% change year-on-year - - +48.15%

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 73 63 58
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 77.66% 88.73% 75.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 19 29
10th Percentile £190 £513 £375
25th Percentile £475 £539 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £577 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.35% +4.91% +41.94%
75th Percentile £638 £738 £588
90th Percentile £753 £740 £603
Cheshire median daily rate £447 £510 £500
% change year-on-year -12.35% +2.00% +13.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 8 18
10th Percentile £12.61 £14.58 £17.14
25th Percentile £12.75 £16.00 £18.88
Median hourly rate £30.50 £35.00 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% +14.60% +85.09%
75th Percentile £37.19 - £35.00
90th Percentile - - £38.08
Cheshire median hourly rate £18.31 £35.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -47.69% +27.27% +71.13%

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
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Public Sector.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Public Sector.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Public Sector

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:

Business Applications
1 3 (75.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Consultant
2 1 (25.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Consultant
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) SAP