Buyer Contracts in County Antrim

Buyer
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The median Buyer daily rate in County Antrim is £281, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Buyer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in County Antrim 0.63% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £281 - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £281 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in County Antrim. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in County Antrim with a recognized job title 143 118 145
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.94% 94.40% 88.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 67 69
10th Percentile £155 £173 £164
25th Percentile £275 £313 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £488 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +14.71% +1.49%
75th Percentile £550 £619 £515
90th Percentile £625 £675 £640
Northern Ireland median daily rate £425 £488 £438
% change year-on-year -12.82% +11.43% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 8
10th Percentile £13.29 £12.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £16.39 £12.44 £13.91
Median hourly rate £23.00 £15.75 £14.59
Median % change year-on-year +46.03% +7.93% +5.06%
75th Percentile £28.17 £16.12 £15.94
90th Percentile £70.62 £31.88 £16.87
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £23.00 £15.51 £14.59
% change year-on-year +48.34% +6.25% -6.52%

Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Job postings that featured Buyer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Job vacancy trend for Buyer in County Antrim

Buyer
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 Buyer within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 - 1 £281 -
Buyer
Northern Ireland

Buyer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Buyer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the County Antrim region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills

Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) SAP