The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Cyber Security Posture in contract job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Cyber Security Posture over the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Cyber Security Posture falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
75
41
47
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
37.13%
26.45%
31.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
35
12
27
10th Percentile
£332
£126
£135
25th Percentile
£407
£178
£251
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£238
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+110.53%
-40.63%
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£575
£452
-
90th Percentile
£609
£484
£550
County Antrim median daily rate
£500
£238
£400
% change year-on-year
+110.53%
-40.63%
-20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
3
0
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
£12.31
£21.19
-
Median hourly rate
£15.05
£22.56
-
Median % change year-on-year
-33.29%
-
-
75th Percentile
£15.33
£23.94
-
90th Percentile
£16.55
-
-
County Antrim median hourly rate
£15.05
£22.56
-
% change year-on-year
-33.29%
-
-
Cyber Security Posture Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Cyber Security Posture as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Cyber Security Posture Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Cyber Security Posture 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 Cyber Security Posture.
Cyber Security Posture 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:
