The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring Strategic Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Strategic Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Strategic Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
65
41
98
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
84.42%
73.21%
87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
21
15
54
10th Percentile
£325
£249
£288
25th Percentile
£425
£451
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£575
£625
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-8.00%
+38.89%
+5.88%
75th Percentile
£716
£738
£575
90th Percentile
£813
-
£659
Cheshire median daily rate
£439
£476
£518
% change year-on-year
-7.87%
-8.06%
+15.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
12
16
10th Percentile
£20.85
-
£23.15
25th Percentile
£36.61
£35.00
£30.06
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£42.50
£31.88
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
+33.32%
+46.36%
75th Percentile
£86.00
£44.69
£35.00
90th Percentile
-
£47.50
£37.52
Cheshire median hourly rate
£37.00
£35.75
£30.54
% change year-on-year
+3.50%
+17.06%
+40.22%
Strategic Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Strategic Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Strategic Thinking Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Strategic Thinking in Chester.
Strategic Thinking Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 8 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Strategic Thinking also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Strategic Thinking.
Strategic Thinking 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:
