Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Influencing Skills
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in County Antrim. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 31 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 0.46% - 0.76%
As % of the General category 0.82% - 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £263 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £275 - £400
75th Percentile £288 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £275 - £400

All General Skills
County Antrim

Influencing Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in County Antrim.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 122 120 106
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 55.71% 77.92% 80.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 54 66
10th Percentile £261 £143 £179
25th Percentile £325 £169 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -6.25% -15.79%
75th Percentile £575 £530 £536
90th Percentile £644 £586 £631
Northern Ireland median daily rate £463 £425 £445
% change year-on-year +8.82% -4.49% -3.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 15 10
10th Percentile £12.31 £23.17 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 - £12.49
Median hourly rate £15.42 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -36.25% +79.64% -13.16%
75th Percentile £25.00 £44.34 £16.09
90th Percentile £26.80 £78.47 £18.08
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.42 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -36.25% +79.64% -13.16%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
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 Influencing Skills within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 22 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 - 1 £275 - 1
Influencing Skills
Northern Ireland

Influencing Skills
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management