Microsoft Skype for Business (formerly Microsoft Lync)
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Skype for Business skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Skype for Business | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester | 5.56% | - | - |
| As % of the Application Platforms category | 36.84% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Application Platform Skills
Chester
Skype for Business falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Chester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills | 19 | 12 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester | 15.08% | 16.90% | 2.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £423 | £491 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £552 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £675 | £575 | £290 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.39% | +98.28% | -17.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £599 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | £641 | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £425 | £500 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +42.86% | -6.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Skype for Business relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Skype for Business.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Skype for Business.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chester by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: