Telecommunications
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 16 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -1 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast | 4.76% | 5.65% | 5.49% |
| As % of the General category | 5.51% | 11.67% | 9.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £146 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £550 | £156 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £182 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +229.63% | -57.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £650 | £328 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £409 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £182 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +229.63% | -57.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £15.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.59 | - | £16.25 |
| 75th Percentile | £27.39 | - | £17.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £33.15 | - | £17.29 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £23.59 | - | £16.25 |
All General Skills
Belfast
Telecoms falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Belfast.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 127 | 60 | 94 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 86.39% | 48.39% | 57.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 35 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £153 | £191 | £161 |
| 25th Percentile | £273 | £276 | £259 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £400 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | -6.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £538 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £609 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £410 | £400 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | -6.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 9 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.67 | - | £13.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.18 | £12.25 | £13.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.13 | £15.38 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +108.88% | -0.77% | +34.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.85 | £16.12 | £16.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.47 | £17.50 | £18.16 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £26.59 | £16.12 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +64.95% | +4.00% | +11.59% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Belfast.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in Belfast.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Belfast
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in Belfast over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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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: