The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for Creative Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Creative Problem-Solving 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 |
88 |
135 |
154 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast |
72.73% |
81.33% |
86.03% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
53 |
70 |
84 |
10th Percentile |
£211 |
£160 |
£146 |
25th Percentile |
£350 |
£253 |
£311 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£400 |
£441 |
Median % change year-on-year |
+28.13% |
-9.35% |
+7.62% |
75th Percentile |
£575 |
£511 |
£500 |
90th Percentile |
£670 |
£638 |
£550 |
County Antrim median daily rate |
£513 |
£400 |
£441 |
% change year-on-year |
+28.13% |
-9.35% |
+7.62% |
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 |
£15.74 |
% change year-on-year |
-6.98% |
-3.11% |
+25.92% |