Firewall
Northern Ireland > County Antrim
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in County Antrim requiring Firewall skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Firewall over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Firewall | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in County Antrim | 4.74% | 0.78% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 39.29% | 7.14% | 3.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £475 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.33 | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate | £15.33 | - | - |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
County Antrim
Firewall falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in County Antrim.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 28 | 14 | 27 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim | 12.07% | 10.94% | 17.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £151 | £146 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £175 | £147 | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £153 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +129.51% | -61.88% | -19.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £431 | £269 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £568 | £462 | - |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £350 | £153 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +129.51% | -61.88% | -15.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.33 | £37.50 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.12% | +108.33% | +38.46% |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate | £15.33 | £37.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.12% | +108.33% | +38.46% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim
Job postings citing Firewall as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Firewall in County Antrim.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Firewall in County Antrim.
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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 Firewall within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 18 August 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 | 11 | £475 | - | 2 |
| Firewall Northern Ireland |
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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: