Degree Contracts in Cheshire

Academic Degree
North West > Cheshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cheshire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 9 19
Rank change year-on-year 0 +10 -7
Contract jobs citing Degree 61 60 54
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 14.29% 11.56% 10.06%
As % of the Qualifications category 47.66% 50.00% 34.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 44 24
10th Percentile £260 £65 £400
25th Percentile £325 £158 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £472 £410 £443
Median % change year-on-year +15.12% -7.34% +4.12%
75th Percentile £580 £619 £491
90th Percentile £642 £689 £628
North West median daily rate £463 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +2.78% - +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 2
10th Percentile £26.31 £16.53 £42.53
25th Percentile £29.49 £20.33 £46.31
Median hourly rate £32.50 £26.66 £52.75
Median % change year-on-year +21.91% -49.46% +100.95%
75th Percentile £33.75 - £59.31
90th Percentile - - £63.18
North West median hourly rate £32.50 £26.20 £34.50
% change year-on-year +24.07% -24.07% -12.66%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cheshire

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Cheshire.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 128 120 156
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire 29.98% 23.12% 29.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 81 100
10th Percentile £230 £125 £255
25th Percentile £325 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £422 £448 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.70% -10.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £528 £538 £566
90th Percentile £584 £680 £653
North West median daily rate £493 £513 £520
% change year-on-year -3.85% -1.44% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 6 5
10th Percentile £28.43 - -
25th Percentile £31.25 £14.00 £36.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £20.33 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.86% -49.18% +42.86%
75th Percentile £85.63 £26.66 £65.75
90th Percentile £86.00 £35.83 £66.50
North West median hourly rate £32.50 £16.06 £37.50
% change year-on-year +102.37% -57.17% -5.94%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Cheshire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Cheshire.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Cheshire

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Cheshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Cheshire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Cheshire.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Cheshire

Degree
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 Degree within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 25 April 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 +1 16 £463 -31.58% 9
Chester 0 11 £325 -25.37% 16
Macclesfield +12 8 £580 +41.46% 5
Warrington -8 7 £188 +13.64% 22
Crewe - 7 £588 - 13
Widnes - 3 - - 1
Alderley Edge - 2 - - 1
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (13.11%) SharePoint
2 4 (6.56%) Confluence
2 4 (6.56%) Skype for Business
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (1.64%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 12 (19.67%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (9.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (8.20%) MS Visio
4 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (1.64%) InVision
5 1 (1.64%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 13 (21.31%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (4.92%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 12 (19.67%) Azure
2 8 (13.11%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (8.20%) Power Platform
4 4 (6.56%) Microsoft Purview
4 4 (6.56%) Snowflake
5 3 (4.92%) OneDrive
6 2 (3.28%) AWS
6 2 (3.28%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (3.28%) GCP
7 1 (1.64%) Azure Functions
7 1 (1.64%) Azure Pipelines
7 1 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.64%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.64%) PowerApps
7 1 (1.64%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.48%) Skype
1 7 (11.48%) VPN
2 6 (9.84%) WAN
2 6 (9.84%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (9.84%) Wireless
3 5 (8.20%) LAN
3 5 (8.20%) WLAN
4 3 (4.92%) BGP
4 3 (4.92%) Firewall
4 3 (4.92%) MPLS
4 3 (4.92%) Network Security
4 3 (4.92%) OSPF
5 2 (3.28%) DNS
5 2 (3.28%) VLAN
6 1 (1.64%) DMZ
6 1 (1.64%) DWDM
6 1 (1.64%) Internet
6 1 (1.64%) L2TP
6 1 (1.64%) SSL
6 1 (1.64%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.84%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (8.20%) Power BI
3 4 (6.56%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.64%) Metadata
4 1 (1.64%) MongoDB
4 1 (1.64%) MySQL
4 1 (1.64%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (11.48%) JIRA
2 2 (3.28%) Git
3 1 (1.64%) Axure RP
3 1 (1.64%) Bitbucket
General
1 32 (52.46%) Social Skills
2 13 (21.31%) Finance
2 13 (21.31%) Manufacturing
3 11 (18.03%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (14.75%) Banking
5 8 (13.11%) Pharmaceutical
6 7 (11.48%) Automotive
7 6 (9.84%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (4.92%) Investment Banking
8 3 (4.92%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (3.28%) Legal
9 2 (3.28%) Public Sector
9 2 (3.28%) Publishing
10 1 (1.64%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.64%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 17 (27.87%) Analyst
2 9 (14.75%) Architect
3 8 (13.11%) Business Analyst
4 7 (11.48%) Service Analyst
4 7 (11.48%) Service Desk Analyst
5 6 (9.84%) Network Engineer
6 5 (8.20%) Senior
7 4 (6.56%) Data Analytics Specialist
7 4 (6.56%) Senior Analyst
7 4 (6.56%) Senior Business Analyst
7 4 (6.56%) ServiceNow Business Analyst
8 3 (4.92%) Service Desk Engineer
8 3 (4.92%) Solutions Architect
9 2 (3.28%) Designer
9 2 (3.28%) Developer
9 2 (3.28%) Lead
9 2 (3.28%) Network Designer
9 2 (3.28%) SAP Financial Specialist
9 2 (3.28%) Service Management Analyst
9 2 (3.28%) Solutions Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.28%) ADO
1 2 (3.28%) CSS
1 2 (3.28%) HTML
2 1 (1.64%) 802.1X
2 1 (1.64%) AngularJS
2 1 (1.64%) ARM Templates
2 1 (1.64%) CSS3
2 1 (1.64%) GraphQL
2 1 (1.64%) HTML5
2 1 (1.64%) Middleware
2 1 (1.64%) Node.js
2 1 (1.64%) React
2 1 (1.64%) REST
2 1 (1.64%) RESTful
2 1 (1.64%) Vue
2 1 (1.64%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (18.03%) CMDB
1 11 (18.03%) Management Information System
2 6 (9.84%) Industry 4.0
2 6 (9.84%) Manufacturing Execution System
3 5 (8.20%) Video Conferencing
4 4 (6.56%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (6.56%) Life Science
5 3 (4.92%) Hybrid Cloud
6 2 (3.28%) Product Ownership
7 1 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.64%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.64%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (1.64%) Smartphone
7 1 (1.64%) Tandem
7 1 (1.64%) Taxonomies
7 1 (1.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (1.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.84%) Windows
2 4 (6.56%) Windows 10
3 2 (3.28%) Android
3 2 (3.28%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.64%) Linux
4 1 (1.64%) Mac OS
4 1 (1.64%) Unix
4 1 (1.64%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.64%) Windows Server 2016
4 1 (1.64%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (44.26%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (31.15%) Agile
3 18 (29.51%) Computer Science
4 15 (24.59%) ITSM
5 14 (22.95%) Analytics
6 13 (21.31%) Decision-Making
7 12 (19.67%) ITIL
8 11 (18.03%) Data Modelling
8 11 (18.03%) Mentoring
8 11 (18.03%) Roadmaps
8 11 (18.03%) Stakeholder Management
9 9 (14.75%) Project Management
9 9 (14.75%) Technical Leadership
10 8 (13.11%) Business Analysis
10 8 (13.11%) Quality Management
10 8 (13.11%) User Acceptance Testing
11 7 (11.48%) API Integration
11 7 (11.48%) Continuous Improvement
11 7 (11.48%) Lean Manufacturing
11 7 (11.48%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 7 (11.48%) PowerShell
2 3 (4.92%) JavaScript
2 3 (4.92%) Python
3 1 (1.64%) Bash
3 1 (1.64%) Java
3 1 (1.64%) Perl
3 1 (1.64%) SQL
3 1 (1.64%) VB
3 1 (1.64%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 13 (21.31%) Computer Science Degree
1 13 (21.31%) Master's Degree
2 8 (13.11%) Cisco Certification
3 7 (11.48%) Security Cleared
4 6 (9.84%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (8.20%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (8.20%) CCNA
5 5 (8.20%) ITIL Certification
6 4 (6.56%) SC Cleared
7 3 (4.92%) CCIE
7 3 (4.92%) CCNP
8 2 (3.28%) JNCIE
9 1 (1.64%) A+ Certification
9 1 (1.64%) Azure Certification
9 1 (1.64%) CBAP
9 1 (1.64%) MCP
9 1 (1.64%) MCSE
9 1 (1.64%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (1.64%) PMI Certification
9 1 (1.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.56%) SLA
2 2 (3.28%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.28%) PMO
2 2 (3.28%) QA
3 1 (1.64%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.64%) GDPR
3 1 (1.64%) NCSC
3 1 (1.64%) PSD2
System Software
1 2 (3.28%) Docker
2 1 (1.64%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.64%) BitLocker
2 1 (1.64%) Microsoft App-V
2 1 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.64%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (9.84%) MOM
2 2 (3.28%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.64%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.64%) Ansible
3 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.64%) SCCM
3 1 (1.64%) Terraform
Vendors
1 14 (22.95%) SAP
2 11 (18.03%) Cisco
2 11 (18.03%) Microsoft
3 6 (9.84%) Rockwell
3 6 (9.84%) ServiceNow
3 6 (9.84%) Siemens
4 5 (8.20%) Ariba
5 4 (6.56%) Remedy
6 3 (4.92%) Citrix
6 3 (4.92%) Fortinet
7 2 (3.28%) Anaplan
7 2 (3.28%) F5
7 2 (3.28%) Hyperion
7 2 (3.28%) McAfee
7 2 (3.28%) Salesforce
8 1 (1.64%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (1.64%) IBM
8 1 (1.64%) Oracle
8 1 (1.64%) Symantec
8 1 (1.64%) VMware