Analytical Skills
North West > Cheshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +4 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills | 96 | 62 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire | 15.09% | 13.60% | 14.07% |
| As % of the General category | 22.70% | 20.26% | 19.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 61 | 41 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £291 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £356 | £471 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £496 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.30% | -1.76% | -1.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £551 | £559 |
| 90th Percentile | £630 | £600 | £583 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £441 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.98% | -10.86% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.75 | £19.82 | £16.66 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.88 | £21.05 | £16.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £22.09 | £17.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +85.60% | +27.49% | +50.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.00 | £24.18 | £17.62 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.20 | - | £17.68 |
| North West median hourly rate | £35.00 | £24.47 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +43.03% | -18.43% | -25.00% |
All General Skills
Cheshire
Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 423 | 306 | 291 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 66.51% | 67.11% | 73.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 288 | 170 | 183 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £325 | £253 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £400 | £439 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.05% | -4.76% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £575 | £551 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £611 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 24 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.55 | £16.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.69 | £18.25 | £17.49 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.50 | £24.09 | £24.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.45% | +0.17% | +52.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.72 | £33.75 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £57.55 | £83.45 | £38.35 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.60 | £27.13 | £23.61 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.12% | +14.89% | +18.05% |
Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Analytical Skills.
Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in Cheshire over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.
Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Analytical Skills.
Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in Cheshire over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.
Analytical Skills
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 18 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knutsford | -5 | 37 | £447 | -9.90% | 3 |
| Chester | +11 | 27 | £675 | +20.00% | 33 |
| Crewe | +6 | 9 | £363 | +24.57% | 13 |
| Warrington | -4 | 9 | £438 | +25.00% | 47 |
| Macclesfield | -10 | 2 | £413 | -21.43% | 2 |
| Ellesmere Port | - | 1 | £325 | - | 2 |
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Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:
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