Task Automation Contract Job Trends in Chester

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 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Task Automation 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 0.65% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.91% - -
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 £455 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -4.32% +2.70% -7.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Chester

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 110 63 43
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 71.90% 95.45% 75.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 22 17
10th Percentile £388 £325 £260
25th Percentile £413 £442 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £618 £650
Median % change year-on-year -10.93% -5.00% +38.67%
75th Percentile £600 £734 £738
90th Percentile £738 £805 -
Cheshire median daily rate £463 £447 £476
% change year-on-year +3.47% -6.14% -9.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 14 11
10th Percentile - £20.85 -
25th Percentile £16.01 £36.61 £35.00
Median hourly rate £24.67 £50.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.66% +17.65% +38.67%
75th Percentile £36.74 £86.00 £45.63
90th Percentile £42.35 - £47.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £64.00 £38.50 £36.50
% change year-on-year +66.23% +5.48% +24.74%

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 job vacancy trend in Chester

Task Automation
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Task Automation.

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Sybase ASE
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Investment Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) DBA
1 1 (100.00%) Sybase DBA
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Database Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Database Security
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) High Availability
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Shell Script
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Ansible
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Sybase