Applications Specialist Contract Job Trends in Knutsford

Application Specialist
Cheshire > Knutsford

The median Application Specialist daily rate in Knutsford is £518, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Specialist 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Knutsford 0.38% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 - -
Cheshire median daily rate £518 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Knutsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Knutsford. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Knutsford with a recognized job title 241 99 110
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.29% 92.52% 93.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 222 88 85
10th Percentile £313 £320 £401
25th Percentile £358 £356 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £374 £540
Median % change year-on-year +18.78% -30.74% +2.66%
75th Percentile £539 £505 £582
90th Percentile £629 £603 £614
Cheshire median daily rate £454 £473 £500
% change year-on-year -3.97% -5.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £85.00 -
Cheshire median hourly rate £22.85 £30.90 £22.50
% change year-on-year -26.05% +37.33% +12.50%

Applications Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Knutsford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Applications Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Knutsford.

Applications Specialist job vacancy trend in Knutsford

Applications Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in Knutsford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Specialist job vacancies in Knutsford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Specialist job vacancies in Knutsford

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Knutsford

For the 6 months to 27 February 2026, Applications Specialist contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Knutsford region featuring Applications Specialist in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) HP Fortify
1 1 (100.00%) Interactive Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) SonarQube
1 1 (100.00%) Static Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Veracode
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation

Applications Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Knutsford 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SonarQube
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Application Security
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Security
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamic Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Interactive Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) OWASP
1 1 (100.00%) Secure Coding
1 1 (100.00%) Static Application Security Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) HP Fortify
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Veracode