The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring API Design skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited API Design over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
API Design falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Belfast.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
184
109
129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
90.20%
77.30%
83.23%
Number of daily rates quoted
104
54
69
10th Percentile
£266
£146
£200
25th Percentile
£325
£170
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£400
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+18.75%
-
-18.37%
75th Percentile
£575
£538
£490
90th Percentile
£625
£621
£590
County Antrim median daily rate
£475
£400
£400
% change year-on-year
+18.75%
-
-18.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted
27
14
9
10th Percentile
£12.31
£12.25
£11.08
25th Percentile
£14.19
£21.19
£13.23
Median hourly rate
£16.00
£23.59
£13.46
Median % change year-on-year
-32.17%
+75.26%
+31.70%
75th Percentile
£17.30
£24.18
£13.91
90th Percentile
£24.50
-
£14.73
County Antrim median hourly rate
£17.30
£24.18
£13.46
% change year-on-year
-28.45%
+79.64%
+22.64%
API Design Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing API Design as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
API Design Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing API Design.
API Design Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing API Design also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region with a requirement for API Design.
API Design Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
