Contract Programming Language Statistics in Northern Ireland

Contract Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 15 Aug 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Daily Rate	Median Daily Rate YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Python	16	Up 6 places+6	£363	-32.55%	19 8.44%	115
Java	18	Up 4 places+4	£513	+20.58%	17 7.56%	88
SQL	18	Down -9 places-9	£375	-26.82%	17 7.56%	72
Apex Code	23	New entry-	£688	-	12 5.33%	1
Go	28	New entry-	£325	-	7 3.11%	18
JavaScript	31	New entry-	£450	-	4 1.78%	42
C#	32	Up 1 place+1	-	-	3 1.33%	48
TypeScript	32	New entry-	-	-	3 1.33%	31
R	33	Up 5 places+5	£363	+3.57%	2 0.89%	6
Kotlin	33	Up 4 places+4	-	-	2 0.89%	2
PowerShell	33	New entry-	-	-	2 0.89%	10
Shell Script	33	Up 5 places+5	£190	-	2 0.89%	5
T-SQL	34	New entry-	-	-	1 0.44%
VB	34	New entry-	-	-	1 0.44%
ABAP	34	New entry-	£450	-	1 0.44%
Bash	34	New entry-	-	-	1 0.44%	10
Bicep	34	New entry-	-	-	1 0.44%	1