Telecoms Contract Job Trends in Chester

Telecommunications
Cheshire > Chester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 24 19 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Contract jobs citing Telecoms 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chester 1.30% 1.43% -
As % of the General category 1.63% 1.75% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £525 £625 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £650 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - -
75th Percentile £575 £675 -
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £463 £650 -
% change year-on-year -28.85% - -

All General Skills
Chester

Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Chester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 123 57 42
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester 79.87% 81.43% 68.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 14 16
10th Percentile £410 £566 £475
25th Percentile £413 £606 £545
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £700 £650
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +7.69% +20.93%
75th Percentile £600 £738 £738
90th Percentile £750 £790 -
Cheshire median daily rate £455 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +1.11% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 13 9
10th Percentile - £21.25 -
25th Percentile £16.01 £33.40 £35.00
Median hourly rate £35.00 £50.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% +17.65% +38.67%
75th Percentile £37.10 £86.00 £43.75
90th Percentile £37.95 - -
Cheshire median hourly rate £35.91 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +10.49% -7.14% +26.17%

Telecoms
Job Vacancy Trend in Chester

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

Telecoms job vacancy trend in Chester

Telecoms
Daily Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Telecoms.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Telecoms

Telecoms
Hourly Rate Trend in Chester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Telecoms.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Chester citing Telecoms

Telecoms
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Commercial Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Data Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 2 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Reduction
1 2 (100.00%) Expense Management
1 2 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 2 (100.00%) Product Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (100.00%) Trend Analysis