The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fat Client in contract job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fat Client over the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Fat Client 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
79
48
46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
37.62%
30.57%
31.51%
Number of daily rates quoted
33
16
30
10th Percentile
£303
£138
£135
25th Percentile
£363
£155
£253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£344
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+52.73%
-14.06%
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£606
£488
£524
90th Percentile
£622
£556
£638
County Antrim median daily rate
£525
£344
£400
% change year-on-year
+52.73%
-14.06%
-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%
-
-
Fat Client Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Fat Client relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Fat Client Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Fat Client.
Fat Client Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Fat Client.
Fat Client Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Fat Client also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Fat Client.
Fat Client 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:
