The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Chester requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills
9
4
10
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
13.24%
7.41%
11.76%
Number of daily rates quoted
0
2
8
10th Percentile
-
£205
£198
25th Percentile
-
£213
£213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
-
£225
£388
Median % change year-on-year
-
-41.94%
-22.50%
75th Percentile
-
£238
£456
90th Percentile
-
£245
£533
Cheshire median daily rate
£389
£390
£326
% change year-on-year
-0.19%
+19.63%
-18.50%
Windows Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Windows Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Windows in Chester.
Windows Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Windows in Chester.
Windows Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Windows 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 Windows.
Windows 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:
