Project Officer Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Project Officer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Project Officer daily rate in Belfast is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 0.60% - 0.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% - 0.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £213 - £155
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 - £160
75th Percentile £238 - £165
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £225 - £160

All Contract IT Job Roles
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 150 154 126
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.82% 91.67% 93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 107 77
10th Percentile £263 £194 £162
25th Percentile £400 £300 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +10.77%
75th Percentile £625 £569 £613
90th Percentile £694 £621 £675
County Antrim median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +10.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 9 11
10th Percentile £17.72 - £12.25
25th Percentile £25.75 £14.78 £12.62
Median hourly rate £47.50 £22.00 £16.12
Median % change year-on-year +115.91% +36.48% +4.00%
75th Percentile £53.75 £24.50 £23.94
90th Percentile - £57.13 -
County Antrim median hourly rate £44.50 £15.50 £16.12
% change year-on-year +187.10% -3.85% +4.00%

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Project Officer job vacancy trend in Belfast

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Belfast

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Project Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region featuring Project Officer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Project Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO