Business Cases
Cheshire > Knutsford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Knutsford requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 48 | 28 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | 0 | +21 |
| Contract jobs citing Business Case | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Knutsford | 1.31% | 0.81% | 6.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.35% | 0.85% | 7.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | - | £466 |
| 25th Percentile | £370 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £390 | £356 | £489 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.55% | -27.20% | -22.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £398 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £402 | - | - |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £398 | £350 | £489 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.57% | -28.43% | -13.45% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Knutsford
Business Case 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 Knutsford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 223 | 118 | 82 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Knutsford | 97.38% | 95.93% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 216 | 97 | 62 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £349 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £356 | £487 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £400 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -23.81% | +12.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £492 | £538 | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £579 | £638 | £587 |
| Cheshire median daily rate | £446 | £478 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.69% | -4.40% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £80.00 | - |
| Cheshire median hourly rate | £22.85 | £24.18 | £21.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.50% | +10.71% | +43.21% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Knutsford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Knutsford.
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Daily Rate Trend in Knutsford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Knutsford citing Business Case.
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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: