Degree Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Academic Degree
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 5 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 +2 +11
Contract jobs citing Degree 35 38 21
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 14.52% 22.89% 15.22%
As % of the Qualifications category 34.65% 45.78% 67.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 21 12
10th Percentile £275 £153 £226
25th Percentile £300 £163 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% +5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £606 £538 £638
90th Percentile £607 £575 -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £550 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +15.79% +5.56% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £14.78 £21.19 -
Median hourly rate £15.33 £22.56 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.05% - -
75th Percentile £24.50 £23.94 -
90th Percentile £29.94 - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.33 £22.56 -
% change year-on-year -32.05% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in County Antrim.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 101 83 31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 41.91% 50.00% 22.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 36 17
10th Percentile £250 £155 £208
25th Percentile £325 £318 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +16.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £638
90th Percentile £626 £650 £683
Northern Ireland median daily rate £500 £525 £493
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.51% -6.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 14 0
10th Percentile £13.60 £21.19 -
25th Percentile £14.78 - -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 -
Median % change year-on-year +4.01% - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - £35.43 -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 -
% change year-on-year +4.01% - -

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Degree job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

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

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in County Antrim

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in County Antrim over the 6 months to 29 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

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

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in County Antrim

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in County Antrim over the 6 months to 29 October 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
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 Degree within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 29 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 -2 32 £550 +15.79% 43
Larne +2 1 - -
Degree
Northern Ireland

Degree
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 2 (5.71%) SharePoint
2 1 (2.86%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (22.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (11.43%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (11.43%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (20.00%) VoIP
2 1 (2.86%) Firewall
2 1 (2.86%) Internet
2 1 (2.86%) Intranet
2 1 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 4 (11.43%) JIRA
General
1 16 (45.71%) Finance
2 13 (37.14%) Banking
2 13 (37.14%) Social Skills
3 12 (34.29%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (20.00%) Public Sector
5 6 (17.14%) Financial Institution
5 6 (17.14%) Investment Banking
6 4 (11.43%) Telecoms
7 3 (8.57%) Manufacturing
7 3 (8.57%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (8.57%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (5.71%) Front Office
8 2 (5.71%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (5.71%) Legal
9 1 (2.86%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 16 (45.71%) Analyst
2 10 (28.57%) IT Analyst
3 7 (20.00%) IT Support
3 7 (20.00%) IT Support Analyst
3 7 (20.00%) Support Analyst
4 6 (17.14%) ICT Support
4 6 (17.14%) ICT Support Technician
4 6 (17.14%) ICT Technician
4 6 (17.14%) Support Technician
5 4 (11.43%) Data Analyst
5 4 (11.43%) Information Governance Officer
5 4 (11.43%) Information Officer
5 4 (11.43%) Risk Analyst
6 3 (8.57%) Senior
6 3 (8.57%) Senior Analyst
6 3 (8.57%) Senior Data Analyst
7 2 (5.71%) Market Risk Analyst
7 2 (5.71%) Risk Data Analyst
7 2 (5.71%) Senior Risk Analyst
8 1 (2.86%) Credit Risk Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (20.00%) Smartphone
2 6 (17.14%) Blackberry
2 6 (17.14%) BYOD
3 4 (11.43%) Driving Licence
3 4 (11.43%) Freedom of Information
3 4 (11.43%) Market Risk
4 2 (5.71%) Data Structures
4 2 (5.71%) Equities
4 2 (5.71%) Management Information System
4 2 (5.71%) Virtual Team
5 1 (2.86%) Credit Risk
5 1 (2.86%) Derivative
5 1 (2.86%) Fat Client
5 1 (2.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (2.86%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.86%) Reference Data
5 1 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (2.86%) Thin Client
Operating Systems
1 11 (31.43%) Windows
2 1 (2.86%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (22.86%) Change Management
2 8 (22.86%) Project Management
3 7 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 7 (20.00%) Fault Analysis
3 7 (20.00%) IT Strategy
4 6 (17.14%) ITSM
5 5 (14.29%) Business Analysis
5 5 (14.29%) Data Analysis
5 5 (14.29%) Data Protection
5 5 (14.29%) ITIL
6 4 (11.43%) Agile
6 4 (11.43%) Impact Assessments
6 4 (11.43%) Information Governance
6 4 (11.43%) Records Management
6 4 (11.43%) Risk Management
7 3 (8.57%) Customer Service
7 3 (8.57%) User Acceptance Testing
8 2 (5.71%) Content Management
8 2 (5.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.57%) Python
1 3 (8.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (11.43%) Master's Degree
1 4 (11.43%) PMI Certification
1 4 (11.43%) PMP
2 3 (8.57%) ISEB
3 1 (2.86%) HND
3 1 (2.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.43%) Data Quality
1 4 (11.43%) GDPR
2 3 (8.57%) QA
2 3 (8.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 1 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 20000
3 1 (2.86%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (20.00%) Active Directory
1 7 (20.00%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (20.00%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 18 (51.43%) Microsoft
2 7 (20.00%) Avaya
2 7 (20.00%) Citrix
3 1 (2.86%) Oracle
3 1 (2.86%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.86%) SAP
3 1 (2.86%) Workday