Task Automation
Cheshire > Chester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Task Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
24 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Task Automation |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Chester |
0.77% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
1.08% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£475 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£320 |
£425 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-24.71% |
- |
- |
Task Automation 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 |
93 |
66 |
40 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester |
71.54% |
100.00% |
76.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
35 |
26 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
£205 |
£363 |
£282 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£416 |
£445 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£550 |
£625 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
-12.00% |
+60.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£663 |
£684 |
| 90th Percentile |
£745 |
£731 |
£738 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£450 |
£471 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.51% |
-5.75% |
+5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
12 |
19 |
9 |
| 10th Percentile |
£21.66 |
£19.00 |
£22.09 |
| 25th Percentile |
£21.75 |
£24.10 |
£40.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.86 |
£50.00 |
£42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-46.28% |
+17.65% |
+57.68% |
| 75th Percentile |
£49.56 |
£86.00 |
£43.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85.23 |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£23.50 |
£32.50 |
£25.14 |
| % change year-on-year |
-27.69% |
+29.30% |
+8.57% |
Task Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Task Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Task Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Chester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Task Automation.
Task Automation
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:
