Software Engineer
Cheshire > Chester
The median Software Engineer daily rate in Chester is £725, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 August 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
27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
20 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester |
1.25% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.37% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£688 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£725 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£763 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£492 |
- |
£463 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+15.63% |
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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Chester with a recognized job title |
73 |
63 |
89 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.25% |
98.44% |
94.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
28 |
23 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
£285 |
£199 |
£285 |
| 25th Percentile |
£325 |
£348 |
£413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£588 |
£552 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.43% |
+5.14% |
+23.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£650 |
£713 |
£588 |
| 90th Percentile |
£778 |
£738 |
£678 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£431 |
£463 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.76% |
-7.50% |
+11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
11 |
11 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25.15 |
£16.00 |
£21.95 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30.62 |
£25.50 |
£30.54 |
| Median hourly rate |
£30.99 |
£35.00 |
£35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.46% |
- |
+60.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£35.30 |
£41.25 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£37.19 |
£47.50 |
£38.90 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£30.99 |
£35.00 |
£30.65 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.46% |
+14.20% |
+40.71% |
