The table below looks at the prevalence of the term VSAM in contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited VSAM over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
VSAM is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for generic IT skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills |
24 |
50 |
70 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast |
19.51% |
30.49% |
39.11% |
Number of daily rates quoted |
10 |
30 |
39 |
10th Percentile |
£181 |
£197 |
£145 |
25th Percentile |
£270 |
£316 |
£148 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£400 |
£335 |
Median % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
+19.40% |
-24.97% |
75th Percentile |
- |
£459 |
£474 |
90th Percentile |
£531 |
£624 |
£528 |
County Antrim median daily rate |
£500 |
£400 |
£335 |
% change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
+19.40% |
-24.97% |
Number of hourly rates quoted |
4 |
2 |
0 |
10th Percentile |
- |
£13.33 |
- |
25th Percentile |
- |
£13.46 |
- |
Median hourly rate |
£12.25 |
£13.84 |
- |
Median % change year-on-year |
-11.50% |
- |
- |
75th Percentile |
£12.44 |
£14.15 |
- |
90th Percentile |
£12.77 |
£14.22 |
- |
County Antrim median hourly rate |
£12.62 |
£13.84 |
£19.00 |
% change year-on-year |
-8.83% |
-27.14% |
+80.95% |