Microsoft Windows
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring Windows skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Windows over the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +2 | +1 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Windows | 23 | 20 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast | 11.22% | 15.75% | 12.67% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 65.71% | 64.52% | 55.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £173 | £167 | £125 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £183 | £150 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £200 | £200 | £289 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -30.74% | -32.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £230 | £513 | £413 |
| 90th Percentile | £242 | £575 | £450 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £200 | £200 | £289 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -30.74% | -32.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.56 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.42 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.88% | +36.46% | +23.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.88% | +36.46% | +23.31% |
All Operating Systems
Belfast
Windows falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Belfast.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 35 | 31 | 34 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Belfast | 17.07% | 24.41% | 22.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 15 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £196 | £167 | £162 |
| 25th Percentile | £208 | £183 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £300 | £203 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.15% | -49.38% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £375 | £488 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £410 | £575 | £570 |
| County Antrim median daily rate | £250 | £203 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +23.46% | -49.38% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.56 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £18.42 | £12.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.88% | +36.46% | +23.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £24.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| County Antrim median hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.18 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.88% | +36.46% | +23.31% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing Windows as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Daily Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Windows.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Windows.
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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: