The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring B2B skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited B2B over the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
B2B 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.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
158
89
118
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
89.27%
76.72%
77.12%
Number of daily rates quoted
104
46
67
10th Percentile
£208
£155
£163
25th Percentile
£325
£186
£318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£460
£400
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+15.00%
-
-15.79%
75th Percentile
£575
£575
£527
90th Percentile
£623
£650
£643
County Antrim median daily rate
£450
£400
£400
% change year-on-year
+12.50%
-
-15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
14
5
10th Percentile
-
£12.25
-
25th Percentile
£14.78
£13.59
-
Median hourly rate
£17.30
£22.56
£13.91
Median % change year-on-year
-23.32%
+62.19%
+31.26%
75th Percentile
£24.50
£24.18
£16.50
90th Percentile
£38.48
-
£17.66
County Antrim median hourly rate
£20.15
£23.59
£13.91
% change year-on-year
-14.58%
+69.59%
+26.68%
B2B Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing B2B as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
B2B Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing B2B in Belfast.
B2B Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 8 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing B2B 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 B2B.
B2B 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:
