The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring WAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited WAN over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
WAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
18
10
28
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
26.47%
18.52%
32.94%
Number of daily rates quoted
9
8
18
10th Percentile
-
-
£203
25th Percentile
-
£199
£266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£325
£200
£325
Median % change year-on-year
+62.70%
-38.54%
+48.57%
75th Percentile
£475
£309
£363
90th Percentile
£500
£501
£502
Cheshire median daily rate
£425
£475
£489
% change year-on-year
-10.53%
-2.81%
+20.38%
WAN Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing WAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
WAN Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WAN in Chester.
WAN Daily Rate Histogram in Chester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing WAN in Chester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
WAN Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing WAN in Chester.
WAN Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing WAN 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 WAN.
WAN 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:
