The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
141
107
108
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
66.51%
66.46%
78.83%
Number of daily rates quoted
77
49
61
10th Percentile
£230
£143
£159
25th Percentile
£313
£155
£250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£300
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+62.50%
-25.00%
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£575
£538
£533
90th Percentile
£630
£575
£625
County Antrim median daily rate
£481
£300
£400
% change year-on-year
+60.42%
-25.00%
-20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
11
8
10th Percentile
£12.31
£21.19
£11.08
25th Percentile
£13.57
£22.68
£11.96
Median hourly rate
£15.05
£24.18
£13.46
Median % change year-on-year
-37.76%
+79.68%
+31.68%
75th Percentile
£16.50
-
£14.27
90th Percentile
£24.50
-
£16.60
County Antrim median hourly rate
£15.05
£24.18
£13.46
% change year-on-year
-37.76%
+79.64%
+27.01%
Influencing Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Influencing Skills Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Influencing Skills.
Influencing Skills Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Influencing Skills 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 Influencing Skills.
Influencing Skills 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:
