Developer
North West > Cheshire
The median Developer daily rate in Cheshire is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 July 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 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -3 | +2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 60 | 55 | 58 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 10.81% | 9.96% | 11.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 11.83% | 10.40% | 12.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 51 | 46 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £292 | £414 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £308 | £513 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £375 | £341 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.89% | -37.95% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £464 | £393 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £538 | £469 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £460 | £448 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.68% | -10.50% | - |
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 | 507 | 529 | 464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.35% | 95.83% | 90.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 376 | 357 | 306 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £293 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £374 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £475 | £507 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.89% | -6.31% | +15.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £537 | £575 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £638 | £650 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 38 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £13.49 | £14.15 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.54 | £16.39 | £21.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.20 | £35.00 | £27.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.57% | +25.09% | +13.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £43.75 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | - | £44.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £28.75 | £32.90 | £29.30 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.60% | +12.27% | +17.20% |
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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 1 July 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 1 July 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 | 0 | 49 | £358 | +3.54% | 18 |
| Chester | -5 | 3 | £550 | +33.33% | 38 |
| Warrington | -2 | 2 | £458 | -3.68% | 51 |
| Crewe | - | 2 | £440 | - | 3 |
| Macclesfield | - | 1 | £400 | - | 4 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 1 July 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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