The median Senior Tester daily rate in Belfast is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
29 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Tester |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Belfast |
0.94% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.09% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
- |
- |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£400 |
- |
- |
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 |
183 |
140 |
127 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
86.32% |
92.11% |
92.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
96 |
70 |
83 |
| 10th Percentile |
£310 |
£147 |
£200 |
| 25th Percentile |
£372 |
£213 |
£288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£431 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.25% |
-4.17% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£538 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£625 |
£600 |
£638 |
| County Antrim median daily rate |
£463 |
£431 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.25% |
-4.17% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
25 |
16 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
£12.31 |
£22.50 |
£11.08 |
| 25th Percentile |
£13.60 |
- |
£12.69 |
| Median hourly rate |
£16.00 |
£24.18 |
£14.73 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-33.83% |
+64.15% |
+7.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£25.00 |
£45.89 |
£16.12 |
| 90th Percentile |
£53.75 |
£70.48 |
£16.68 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate |
£16.50 |
£24.18 |
£16.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-31.76% |
+51.13% |
+16.83% |
