Senior
Cheshire > Chester
The median Senior daily rate in Chester is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -2 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester | 4.71% | 1.43% | 2.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.13% | 1.49% | 2.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | - | £469 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | - | £488 |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | £506 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £531 | £405 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.02% | -4.71% | -29.17% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 78 | 67 | 73 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.76% | 95.71% | 92.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 20 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £204 | £280 | £284 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £502 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £589 | £565 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.24% | +7.58% | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £686 | £700 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £761 | £738 | £619 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £446 | £463 | £492 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.68% | -6.00% | +9.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 11 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.67 | £16.00 | £21.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.25 | £25.50 | £30.54 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.99 | £35.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.46% | - | +60.70% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £41.25 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £37.19 | £47.50 | £39.18 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £29.75 | £35.00 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +6.06% | +42.83% |
Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Senior
Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Chester.
Senior
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Chester.
Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, Senior contract job roles required 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 featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
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: