The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring C++ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
31 |
- |
18 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+15 |
| Contract jobs citing C++ |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Belfast |
0.49% |
- |
6.30% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category |
2.22% |
- |
17.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
- |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£505 |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£425 |
- |
£400 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-11.11% |
C++ falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Belfast.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills |
45 |
46 |
47 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast |
21.95% |
30.87% |
37.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
23 |
20 |
30 |
| 10th Percentile |
£309 |
£224 |
£200 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£391 |
£313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£475 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.53% |
+18.75% |
-20.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£606 |
£538 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£697 |
£580 |
£543 |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£425 |
£475 |
£400 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.53% |
+18.75% |
-20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
4 |
1 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£51.25 |
£16.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+217.93% |
- |
| County Antrim median hourly rate |
- |
£51.25 |
£16.12 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+217.93% |
- |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C++ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing C++.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing C++.
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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:
