1st Line Support Contract Job Trends in Belfast

First Line Support
County Antrim > Belfast

As of 15 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median First Line Support daily rate in Belfast.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - 20
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a 1st Line Support 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 1.26% - 1.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% - 1.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £210
County Antrim median daily rate - - £210

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 152 140 106
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.60% 89.74% 93.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 94 63
10th Percentile £363 £155 £173
25th Percentile £390 £275 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.82% -5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £581
90th Percentile £660 £625 £650
County Antrim median daily rate £463 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +8.82% -5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 12 8
10th Percentile £19.30 £15.42 -
25th Percentile £23.00 £22.17 £12.25
Median hourly rate £40.75 £23.59 £14.19
Median % change year-on-year +72.74% +66.30% -2.79%
75th Percentile £53.75 £35.20 £16.12
90th Percentile - £75.85 -
County Antrim median hourly rate £33.50 £23.00 £15.75
% change year-on-year +45.65% +46.03% +7.93%

1st Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring '1st Line Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

1st Line Support job vacancy trend in Belfast

1st Line Support
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Belfast

1st Line Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for 1st Line Support job vacancies in Belfast

1st Line Support Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 15 May 2026, 1st Line Support 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 1st Line Support in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10

1st Line Support 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 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
1 2 (100.00%) Windows 10
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Active Directory