The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring Microsoft Project skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft Project over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Microsoft Project falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills
28
11
45
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
19.05%
8.87%
27.44%
Number of daily rates quoted
19
8
14
10th Percentile
£155
£112
£155
25th Percentile
£238
£186
£167
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£319
£228
Median % change year-on-year
+9.80%
+40.11%
+51.67%
75th Percentile
£506
£531
£325
90th Percentile
£582
£569
£515
County Antrim median daily rate
£350
£319
£228
% change year-on-year
+9.80%
+40.11%
+51.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
2
12
10th Percentile
£30.18
£13.30
£13.77
25th Percentile
£32.71
£13.77
£13.91
Median hourly rate
£38.91
£14.56
£15.50
Median % change year-on-year
+167.31%
-6.10%
+13.80%
75th Percentile
£46.61
£15.34
£17.00
90th Percentile
£50.03
£15.81
£18.33
County Antrim median hourly rate
£21.05
£14.56
£15.50
% change year-on-year
+44.64%
-6.10%
-1.52%
Microsoft Project Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Microsoft Project as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Microsoft Project Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Project in Belfast.
Microsoft Project Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Microsoft Project in Belfast.
Microsoft Project Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microsoft Project 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 Microsoft Project.
Microsoft Project 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:
