Computer Science
County Antrim > Belfast
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for Computer Science skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Computer Science over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 26 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +1 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Computer Science | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast | 3.33% | 0.61% | 3.35% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 4.60% | 0.76% | 3.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £400 | £350 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | -12.50% |
| County Antrim median daily rate | - | £400 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | -12.50% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast
Computer Science is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 87 | 131 | 153 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 72.50% | 79.88% | 85.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 69 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £159 | £146 |
| 25th Percentile | £345 | £252 | £309 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £506 | £400 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.56% | -10.11% | +8.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £515 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £673 | £638 | £550 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £506 | £400 | £445 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.56% | -10.11% | +8.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 14 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £13.40 | £10.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.25 | £13.91 | £10.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £12.62 | £15.25 | £11.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.25% | +34.24% | -15.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £14.78 | £16.78 | £16.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £19.19 | £18.12 | £20.93 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £14.19 | £15.25 | £17.37 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | -12.20% | +38.96% |
Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Computer Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Belfast.
Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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: