Technology Strategy Contract Job Trends in Chester

Technology Strategy
Cheshire > Chester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Chester requiring Technology Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 18 11
Rank change year-on-year -4 -7 -
Contract jobs citing Technology Strategy 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 1.59% 1.54% 3.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.27% 1.54% 5.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £713 £713 £713
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £725 £725 £725
75th Percentile £738 £738 £738
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £530 £725 £725
% change year-on-year -26.88% - +7.41%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Chester

Technology Strategy 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 88 65 40
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 69.84% 100.00% 76.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 25 15
10th Percentile £198 £325 £249
25th Percentile £410 £405 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £550 £625
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% -12.00% +56.25%
75th Percentile £575 £675 £681
90th Percentile £748 £733 £738
Cheshire median daily rate £450 £465 £500
% change year-on-year -3.23% -7.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 19 9
10th Percentile £21.66 £19.00 £36.72
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% +29.27%
75th Percentile £49.56 £86.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £85.23 - £44.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £26.66
% change year-on-year -18.46% +21.91% -4.72%

Technology Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Technology Strategy relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester.

Technology Strategy job vacancy trend in Chester

Technology Strategy
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Technology Strategy.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Technology Strategy

Technology Strategy
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 (50.00%) AWS
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) GCP
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Corporate Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Architect
1 2 (100.00%) Solutions Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Applications Architect
2 1 (50.00%) Domain Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) API Design
2 1 (50.00%) Architectural Patterns
2 1 (50.00%) CI/CD
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) DevOps
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Microservices
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Regulatory Change
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Java
1 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO 20022
1 1 (50.00%) PSD2
1 1 (50.00%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes