Banking Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Banking
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in contract job vacancies in County Antrim. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Banking over the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 19 11
Rank change year-on-year +10 -8 -6
Contract jobs citing Banking 34 13 18
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 14.23% 7.88% 11.92%
As % of the General category 21.66% 12.38% 15.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 13 12
10th Percentile £323 £151 £315
25th Percentile £469 £155 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £450 £538
Median % change year-on-year +22.22% -16.28% +7.50%
75th Percentile £606 £488 £638
90th Percentile £610 £575 -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £550 £450 £538
% change year-on-year +22.22% -16.28% +7.50%

All General Skills
County Antrim

Banking 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 County Antrim.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 157 105 119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 65.69% 63.64% 78.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 50 65
10th Percentile £200 £143 £153
25th Percentile £313 £158 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £344 £400
Median % change year-on-year +43.64% -14.06% -20.00%
75th Percentile £578 £525 £533
90th Percentile £625 £575 £633
Northern Ireland median daily rate £488 £381 £400
% change year-on-year +27.87% -4.69% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 12 12
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.19
25th Percentile £13.11 £22.55 £12.98
Median hourly rate £15.05 £24.18 £13.69
Median % change year-on-year -37.76% +76.69% +24.69%
75th Percentile £15.50 - £14.43
90th Percentile £24.50 - £17.80
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.05 £22.56 £13.69
% change year-on-year -33.29% +64.85% +24.69%

Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Banking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Banking job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Banking
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Banking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Banking

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram in County Antrim

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Banking in County Antrim over the 6 months to 9 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Banking in County Antrim

Banking
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Banking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Banking

Banking
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Banking within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 9 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Belfast +10 34 £550 +22.22% 4
Banking
Northern Ireland

Banking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.94%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (23.53%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (23.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (11.76%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (5.88%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.88%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.88%) Power BI
1 2 (5.88%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (8.82%) JIRA
General
1 31 (91.18%) Finance
2 18 (52.94%) Investment Banking
3 13 (38.24%) Social Skills
4 11 (32.35%) Financial Institution
4 11 (32.35%) Front Office
5 9 (26.47%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (11.76%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (8.82%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (5.88%) Legal
Job Titles
1 25 (73.53%) Analyst
2 12 (35.29%) Support Analyst
3 11 (32.35%) IT Analyst
3 11 (32.35%) IT Support
3 11 (32.35%) IT Support Analyst
4 8 (23.53%) Data Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) Banking Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) Business Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) Business Data Analyst
5 4 (11.76%) Risk Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Market Risk Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Project Manager
6 3 (8.82%) Risk Data Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Senior
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (8.82%) Senior Data Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) Banking Project Manager
7 2 (5.88%) Senior Risk Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) SQL Analyst
7 2 (5.88%) SQL Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (32.35%) Blackberry
1 11 (32.35%) BYOD
2 7 (20.59%) Market Risk
3 4 (11.76%) Equities
4 3 (8.82%) Data Structures
5 2 (5.88%) Derivative
5 2 (5.88%) Fixed Income
5 2 (5.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (2.94%) Algorithms
6 1 (2.94%) Credit Risk
6 1 (2.94%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (29.41%) Project Management
2 9 (26.47%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (20.59%) Change Management
3 7 (20.59%) Data Analysis
4 6 (17.65%) Business Analysis
4 6 (17.65%) Customer Service
5 4 (11.76%) Agile
5 4 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (11.76%) Regulatory Change
5 4 (11.76%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (8.82%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (5.88%) Process Improvement
7 2 (5.88%) Project Delivery
7 2 (5.88%) Risk Analysis
7 2 (5.88%) Risk Management
7 2 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (5.88%) Visualisation
8 1 (2.94%) Inventory Management
8 1 (2.94%) Model Validation
8 1 (2.94%) Order Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (20.59%) Python
1 7 (20.59%) SQL
2 1 (2.94%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (32.35%) Degree
2 4 (11.76%) Master's Degree
3 3 (8.82%) ISEB
3 3 (8.82%) PMI Certification
3 3 (8.82%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (20.59%) Data Quality
2 4 (11.76%) MiFID
3 3 (8.82%) PMO
4 1 (2.94%) Basel III
System Software
1 5 (14.71%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (5.88%) Microsoft