Master's Degree
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for Master's Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 20 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +5 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Master's Degree | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Belfast | - | 4.64% | 3.52% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 11.48% | 15.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £274 | £526 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £422 | £556 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £475 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -24.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £539 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £614 | - |
| County Antrim median daily rate | - | £475 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -24.00% | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Belfast
Master's Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Belfast.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 69 | 61 | 33 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 32.09% | 40.40% | 23.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 27 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £344 | £145 | £209 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £206 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £475 | £549 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.51% | +9.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | £556 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £647 | £600 | £653 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £549 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.51% | +9.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.57 | £22.50 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.60 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £14.30 | £24.18 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -40.86% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £22.58 | £29.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £27.63 | £39.56 | - |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £24.58 | £24.18 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +1.63% | - | - |
Master's Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Master's Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Master's Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Master's Degree.
