Validation
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring Validation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 18 | 27 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -2 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Validation | 15 | 3 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Belfast | 7.25% | 2.01% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.57% | 2.34% | 0.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | - | £575 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | - | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £425 | - | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +20.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast
Validation 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 | 175 | 128 | 112 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 84.54% | 85.91% | 88.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 82 | 54 | 72 |
| 10th Percentile | £301 | £148 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £334 | £194 | £299 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £444 | £445 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.23% | -0.28% | -1.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £517 | £538 | £536 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £615 | £625 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £463 | £444 | £445 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.23% | -0.28% | -1.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 17 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | £22.50 | £11.08 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.57 | - | £11.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.00 | £24.18 | £13.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.83% | +79.68% | -5.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.30 | £52.31 | £14.27 |
| 90th Percentile | £21.92 | £78.47 | £16.60 |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £17.30 | £29.00 | £13.46 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.34% | +115.45% | -5.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Validation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Validation.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Validation in Belfast over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: