The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for Creative Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 2 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Creative Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
89 |
135 |
152 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast |
72.95% |
81.33% |
85.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
54 |
70 |
83 |
| 10th Percentile |
£211 |
£160 |
£146 |
| 25th Percentile |
£352 |
£253 |
£309 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£506 |
£400 |
£438 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+26.56% |
-8.57% |
+6.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£511 |
£500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£668 |
£638 |
£550 |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£506 |
£400 |
£438 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.56% |
-8.57% |
+6.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
6 |
14 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£13.40 |
£10.06 |
| 25th Percentile |
£12.25 |
£13.91 |
£10.22 |
| Median hourly rate |
£12.62 |
£15.25 |
£11.36 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.25% |
+34.24% |
-18.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£14.78 |
£16.78 |
£16.40 |
| 90th Percentile |
£19.19 |
£18.12 |
£20.93 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate |
£14.19 |
£15.25 |
£15.74 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.98% |
-3.11% |
+21.08% |
