The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring Firewall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Firewall over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Firewall falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
23
16
24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
15.65%
13.01%
14.63%
Number of daily rates quoted
10
3
14
10th Percentile
£134
£516
£155
25th Percentile
£135
£531
£157
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£148
£563
£208
Median % change year-on-year
-73.69%
+171.08%
-45.21%
75th Percentile
£163
£569
£400
90th Percentile
£196
-
-
County Antrim median daily rate
£148
£563
£208
% change year-on-year
-73.69%
+171.08%
-45.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
0
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£15.34
25th Percentile
£22.50
-
£15.86
Median hourly rate
£24.18
-
£16.72
75th Percentile
-
-
£17.57
90th Percentile
-
-
£18.09
County Antrim median hourly rate
£24.18
-
£16.72
Firewall Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Firewall Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firewall in Belfast.
Firewall Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firewall in Belfast.
Firewall Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Firewall 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 Firewall.
Firewall 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:
