Developer
North West > Cheshire
The median Developer daily rate in Cheshire is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 24 | 23 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -13 | +3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 31 | 36 | 77 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 7.26% | 6.94% | 14.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.31% | 7.42% | 16.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19 | 29 | 64 |
| 10th Percentile | £346 | £286 | £416 |
| 25th Percentile | £357 | £297 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £320 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.13% | -41.82% | +19.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £487 | £578 |
| 90th Percentile | £584 | £543 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.38% | -1.05% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £86.00 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £86.00 | £81.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.52% | +91.76% | +23.19% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Cheshire with a recognized job title | 373 | 485 | 477 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 87.35% | 93.45% | 88.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 256 | 339 | 329 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £276 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £390 | £389 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £500 | £485 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +3.15% | +10.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £555 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £625 | £651 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.04% | -1.00% | +8.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 37 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.45 | £14.00 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.30 | £16.54 | £18.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.75 | £22.50 | £27.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +116.67% | -19.59% | +14.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £38.00 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £44.25 | £40.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.80 | £26.39 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.92% | -13.59% | +50.85% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Cheshire over the 6 months to 25 April 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in Cheshire.
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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 Developer 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 |
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| Knutsford | -7 | 12 | £356 | +11.08% | 5 |
| Chester | +2 | 9 | £410 | -0.61% | 10 |
| Warrington | -2 | 4 | £458 | -16.82% | 2 |
| Macclesfield | - | 2 | £450 | - | 1 |
| Crewe | - | 1 | £525 | - | 6 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 25 April 2025, Developer contract job roles required 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 Cheshire region featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer Skill Set
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:
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