Natural Language Processing Contract Job Trends in Belfast
Natural Language Processing (NLP) County Antrim> Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Natural Language Processing skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Natural Language Processing falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
184
129
127
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
90.20%
82.17%
84.11%
Number of daily rates quoted
102
58
67
10th Percentile
£264
£144
£191
25th Percentile
£325
£170
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£400
£400
Median % change year-on-year
+18.75%
-
-20.00%
75th Percentile
£584
£538
£489
90th Percentile
£638
£616
£580
County Antrim median daily rate
£475
£400
£400
% change year-on-year
+18.75%
-
-20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
27
14
9
10th Percentile
£12.31
£21.19
£11.08
25th Percentile
£14.19
£23.30
£13.23
Median hourly rate
£16.00
£24.18
£13.46
Median % change year-on-year
-33.83%
+79.64%
+31.70%
75th Percentile
£17.30
-
£13.91
90th Percentile
£24.50
-
£14.73
County Antrim median hourly rate
£17.30
£24.18
£13.69
% change year-on-year
-28.45%
+76.69%
+24.69%
Natural Language Processing Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Natural Language Processing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Natural Language Processing Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Natural Language Processing 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 Natural Language Processing.
Natural Language Processing 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:
