NIST Special Publication (SP) 800 Series County Antrim> Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring NIST 800 skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
NIST 800 falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Belfast.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
62
17
27
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast
30.69%
10.97%
17.88%
Number of daily rates quoted
32
5
16
10th Percentile
£300
-
£209
25th Percentile
£352
£167
£290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£506
£185
£388
Median % change year-on-year
+173.65%
-52.26%
-20.92%
75th Percentile
£602
£213
£513
90th Percentile
£657
£439
£601
County Antrim median daily rate
£500
£185
£388
% change year-on-year
+170.27%
-52.26%
-20.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
8
1
10th Percentile
£12.31
-
-
25th Percentile
£12.63
-
-
Median hourly rate
£14.33
£24.18
£18.00
Median % change year-on-year
-40.76%
+34.33%
-
75th Percentile
£15.33
-
-
90th Percentile
£24.50
-
-
County Antrim median hourly rate
£14.33
£24.18
£18.00
% change year-on-year
-40.76%
+34.33%
-
NIST 800 Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing NIST 800 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
NIST 800 Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing NIST 800 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 NIST 800.
NIST 800 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:
