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 4 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 10 3
Rank change year-on-year -2 -7 +10
Contract jobs citing Degree 13 21 21
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 7.60% 13.91% 16.41%
As % of the Qualifications category 38.24% 43.75% 55.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 9 9
10th Percentile £260 £155 £170
25th Percentile £347 £250 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £313 £400
Median % change year-on-year +36.00% -21.88% +33.33%
75th Percentile £581 £475 £519
90th Percentile £690 £550 £569
Northern Ireland median daily rate £425 £313 £400
% change year-on-year +36.00% -21.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 2
10th Percentile £16.64 £18.89 -
25th Percentile - £25.07 £30.63
Median hourly rate £19.10 £32.13 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year -40.54% +2.80% +124.66%
75th Percentile £25.00 £40.36 £31.88
90th Percentile £26.93 £47.53 -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £19.10 £32.13 £23.44
% change year-on-year -40.54% +37.05% +68.51%

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 34 48 38
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 19.88% 31.79% 29.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 25 25
10th Percentile £363 £135 £204
25th Percentile £377 £200 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -17.07% +46.43%
75th Percentile £600 £530 £600
90th Percentile £649 £590 £665
Northern Ireland median daily rate £450 £425 £519
% change year-on-year +5.88% -18.07% +25.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 2
10th Percentile - £19.41 -
25th Percentile £14.50 £22.50 £30.63
Median hourly rate £17.05 £29.00 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year -41.21% -7.20% +124.66%
75th Percentile £20.58 £36.69 £31.88
90th Percentile £25.97 £43.12 -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £17.05 £29.00 £12.25
% change year-on-year -41.21% +136.73% -11.93%

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 4 May 2026.

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
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 4 May 2026. 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 -3 11 £425 +36.00% 6
Ballymena - 2 - -
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 (15.38%) SharePoint
2 1 (7.69%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (46.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (30.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (15.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.69%) Amazon EventBridge
2 1 (7.69%) Amazon S3
2 1 (7.69%) AWS
2 1 (7.69%) AWS Lambda
2 1 (7.69%) AWS Step Functions
2 1 (7.69%) Azure
2 1 (7.69%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.69%) Cisco IOS
1 1 (7.69%) Internet
1 1 (7.69%) Intranet
1 1 (7.69%) Remote Desktop
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 9 (69.23%) Social Skills
2 8 (61.54%) Finance
3 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
4 3 (23.08%) Telecoms
5 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
6 1 (7.69%) Banking
6 1 (7.69%) Front Office
6 1 (7.69%) Legal
Job Titles
1 5 (38.46%) Analyst
2 4 (30.77%) Project Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Report Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Senior
4 1 (7.69%) Data Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Desktop Support
4 1 (7.69%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 1 (7.69%) Financial Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Infrastructure Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) IT Manager
4 1 (7.69%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Financial Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Reporting Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Service Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) pytest
1 1 (7.69%) XMPP
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Driving Licence
2 2 (15.38%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (7.69%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 3 (23.08%) Windows
2 1 (7.69%) Android
2 1 (7.69%) Windows 10
2 1 (7.69%) Windows 7
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server
2 1 (7.69%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (30.77%) Computer Science
2 4 (30.77%) Project Management
3 3 (23.08%) PRINCE2
3 3 (23.08%) Project Delivery
3 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (23.08%) Validation
4 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (15.38%) Agile
4 2 (15.38%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
4 2 (15.38%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
4 2 (15.38%) Economics
4 2 (15.38%) People Management
4 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
4 2 (15.38%) Resource Allocation
4 2 (15.38%) Time Management
4 2 (15.38%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) Java
1 1 (7.69%) Python
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) HND
2 2 (15.38%) PMI Certification
2 2 (15.38%) PMP
3 1 (7.69%) A+ Certification
3 1 (7.69%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 1 (7.69%) Postgraduate
3 1 (7.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Data Quality
2 1 (7.69%) MiFID
2 1 (7.69%) PMO
2 1 (7.69%) QA
2 1 (7.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (7.69%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) Cisco
3 1 (7.69%) Apple