IFS
Northern Ireland > County Antrim
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in County Antrim requiring knowledge or experience of IFS products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IFS over the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within IFS AB.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing IFS | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim | 0.87% | - | - |
| As % of the Vendors category | 2.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £475 | - | - |
All Vendors
County Antrim
IFS falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in County Antrim.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 78 | 68 | 47 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim | 34.06% | 41.21% | 35.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 26 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £208 | £148 | £142 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £167 | £211 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £319 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.49% | -17.74% | -22.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £583 | £639 | £625 |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £388 | £319 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.57% | -25.00% | -13.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 14 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | £23.00 | £16.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.63 | - | £16.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £13.60 | £24.18 | £16.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.76% | +43.84% | +12.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £18.58 | - | £18.09 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.97 | £40.25 | £18.49 |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate | £13.60 | £24.18 | £16.81 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.76% | +43.84% | +12.07% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IFS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.
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Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing IFS.
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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 IFS within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 7 December 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 | £475 | - | 1 |
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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:
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