Business Case Contract Job Trends in Macclesfield

Business Cases
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Macclesfield requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Contract jobs citing Business Case 1 0 8
As % of all contract jobs in Macclesfield 3.85% - 12.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.85% - 12.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £575
Median % change year-on-year - - +53.33%
75th Percentile - - £700
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £449 £358 £450
% change year-on-year +25.42% -20.44% +12.50%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Macclesfield

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 Macclesfield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26 46 63
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield 100.00% 97.87% 98.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 34 41
10th Percentile £475 £424 £425
25th Percentile £511 £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +2.38% +16.67%
75th Percentile £578 £595 £575
90th Percentile £600 £700 £585
Cheshire median daily rate £484 £438 £475
% change year-on-year +10.63% -7.89% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 3
10th Percentile - - £16.98
25th Percentile - £16.25 £17.26
Median hourly rate - £16.50 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year - -6.88% +20.14%
75th Percentile - £16.75 £17.75
90th Percentile - - £17.77
Cheshire median hourly rate £35.82 £32.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +11.94% -8.57% +14.60%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.

Business Case job vacancy trend in Macclesfield

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Business Case

Business Case
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Macclesfield 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Finance Business Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Financial Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation