Developer
North West > Cheshire
The median Developer daily rate in Cheshire is £455, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 23 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -15 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 34 | 37 | 83 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 8.31% | 7.20% | 14.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.42% | 7.79% | 16.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 29 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £347 | £286 | £418 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £297 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £320 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +42.19% | -41.82% | +36.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £544 | £488 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £584 | £545 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -2.56% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £86.00 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £86.00 | £81.50 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.52% | +103.75% | -8.05% |
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 | 361 | 475 | 502 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.26% | 92.41% | 88.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 250 | 333 | 351 |
| 10th Percentile | £291 | £276 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £356 | £400 | £387 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £457 | £500 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.65% | +4.17% | +12.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £570 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £615 | £670 |
| North West median daily rate | £468 | £498 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.03% | -0.50% | +9.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 39 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.61 | £14.00 | £13.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.14 | £16.67 | £16.79 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.25 | £22.50 | £23.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +87.78% | -2.81% | +10.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £86.00 | £38.00 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £43.75 | £45.15 |
| North West median hourly rate | £31.52 | £26.39 | £30.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.44% | -14.17% | +53.74% |
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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 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 1 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 | -4 | 15 | £356 | -1.59% | 5 |
| Chester | 0 | 9 | £410 | -0.61% | 11 |
| Warrington | -4 | 4 | £458 | -16.82% | 5 |
| Macclesfield | - | 1 | £500 | - | |
| Crewe | - | 1 | £525 | - | 9 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 1 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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