Lead Contract Job Trends in Belfast

Leader
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Leader daily rate in Belfast is £783, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
2 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - 18
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs requiring a Lead 3 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in Belfast 1.42% - 6.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.66% - 7.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 6
10th Percentile £609 - £125
25th Percentile £668 - £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £783 - £334
Median % change year-on-year - - -36.43%
75th Percentile £893 - £563
90th Percentile £950 - £581
County Antrim median daily rate £783 - £334
% change year-on-year - - -36.43%

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 181 147 123
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.38% 91.30% 89.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 78 72
10th Percentile £263 £149 £179
25th Percentile £325 £175 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -20.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £533
90th Percentile £622 £626 £636
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £463 £400
% change year-on-year +2.70% +15.63% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 12 6
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 £23.43 £11.61
Median hourly rate £15.05 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -37.76% +79.64% +28.19%
75th Percentile £16.50 - £15.42
90th Percentile £24.50 £41.79 £17.00
County Antrim median hourly rate £15.33 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -36.60% +79.64% +25.36%

Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Lead job vacancy trend in Belfast

Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Belfast.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead job vacancies in Belfast

Lead
Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead in Belfast over the 6 months to 2 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Lead in Belfast

Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, Lead 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 Lead in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) AWS
1 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
1 2 (66.67%) Data Quality
1 2 (66.67%) Data Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) AWS Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Conflict Management
2 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Dependency Management
2 1 (33.33%) GIS
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Model Validation
2 1 (33.33%) PnL Attribution
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Python

Lead 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) GIS
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
2 1 (33.33%) Front Office
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Market Risk
1 1 (33.33%) Reference Data
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
1 2 (66.67%) Data Strategy
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Backlog Management
2 1 (33.33%) Conflict Management
2 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Data Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
2 1 (33.33%) Data Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Dependency Management
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Model Validation
2 1 (33.33%) PnL Attribution
2 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Python
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) AWS Certification
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 1 (33.33%) SAFe Agilist
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
7 Lead jobs in Belfast