The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Macclesfield requiring Data Strategy skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Strategy over the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 3 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
17
13
16
Rank change year-on-year
-4
+3
-
Contract jobs citing Data Strategy
1
5
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Macclesfield
Data Strategy 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
49
51
49
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield
100.00%
100.00%
92.45%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
32
35
10th Percentile
£400
£450
£355
25th Percentile
£481
£463
£410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£543
£450
Median % change year-on-year
+1.38%
+20.56%
+38.46%
75th Percentile
£619
£585
£494
90th Percentile
£700
-
£665
Cheshire median daily rate
£447
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.89%
-5.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
3
10th Percentile
-
-
£11.29
25th Percentile
£16.25
-
£12.40
Median hourly rate
£16.50
-
£14.75
75th Percentile
£16.75
-
£15.13
90th Percentile
-
-
£15.20
Cheshire median hourly rate
£32.00
£35.00
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-8.57%
+14.60%
+45.43%
Data Strategy Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield
Job postings citing Data Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.
Data Strategy Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Strategy in Macclesfield.
Data Strategy Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield
For the 6 months to 3 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Data Strategy 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 Macclesfield region with a requirement for Data Strategy.
Data Strategy Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield 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:
