Cybersecurity Engineer Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Cybersecurity Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

As of 13 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Cybersecurity Engineer daily rate in Belfast.

 6 months to
13 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Cybersecurity Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 2.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.78% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
County Antrim median daily rate - - -

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 180 145 118
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 86.12% 90.63% 91.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 69 75
10th Percentile £280 £148 £200
25th Percentile £363 £183 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +12.50% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £536
90th Percentile £638 £600 £625
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £450 £400
% change year-on-year +5.56% +12.50% -15.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 17 7
10th Percentile £12.31 £22.50 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 - £12.15
Median hourly rate £14.47 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -40.18% +79.64% +25.36%
75th Percentile £23.00 £36.38 £16.06
90th Percentile £25.77 £56.38 £16.87
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.50 £24.18 £14.73
% change year-on-year -35.90% +64.15% +37.18%

Cybersecurity Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Cybersecurity Engineer job vacancy trend in Belfast

Cybersecurity Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Cybersecurity Engineer 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 Cybersecurity Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 4 (80.00%) CISA
2 4 (80.00%) CISM
2 4 (80.00%) CRISC
2 4 (80.00%) NIST
2 4 (80.00%) NIST 800
2 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (20.00%) Python
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership

Cybersecurity Engineer 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:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (80.00%) Cyber Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Data Protection
2 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) CISA
1 4 (80.00%) CISM
1 4 (80.00%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) NIST
1 4 (80.00%) NIST 800
57 Cybersecurity Engineer jobs Nationwide