Administrator Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Administrator
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Administrator daily rate in Belfast is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 28 25
Rank change year-on-year -2 -3 +10
Contract jobs requiring an Administrator 3 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 1.42% 3.11% 0.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.67% 3.40% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 £275 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £300 -
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -
75th Percentile £375 £325 -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median daily rate £350 £300 -
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 180 147 124
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.31% 91.30% 89.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 78 73
10th Percentile £263 £149 £181
25th Percentile £325 £175 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -19.96%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £533
90th Percentile £622 £626 £635
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £463 £400
% change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -19.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 12 6
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 £23.43 £11.61
Median hourly rate £15.05 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -37.76% +79.64% +28.19%
75th Percentile £16.63 - £15.42
90th Percentile £24.81 £41.79 £17.00
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.42 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -36.25% +79.64% +25.36%

Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Administrator job vacancy trend in Belfast

Administrator
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Belfast

Administrator
Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Administrator job vacancies in Belfast

Administrator Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Administrator 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 Administrator in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Brocade
1 3 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Dell
1 3 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (100.00%) EMC
1 3 (100.00%) EMC NetWorker
1 3 (100.00%) EMC VPLEX
1 3 (100.00%) Isilon
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 3 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 3 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 3 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 3 (100.00%) SAN
1 3 (100.00%) VMware
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Administrator 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) SAN
Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Capacity Planning
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Monitoring
1 3 (100.00%) Problem Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) EMC NetWorker
1 3 (100.00%) EMC VPLEX
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Brocade
1 3 (100.00%) Cisco
1 3 (100.00%) Dell
1 3 (100.00%) EMC
1 3 (100.00%) Isilon
1 3 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 3 (100.00%) VMware