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 2 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 1.26% - -
As % of the General category 2.01% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £270 - -
25th Percentile £281 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate £300 - -

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 149 109 110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 62.34% 65.27% 79.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 49 61
10th Percentile £200 £143 £159
25th Percentile £313 £155 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £300 £400
Median % change year-on-year +60.42% -25.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £533
90th Percentile £629 £575 £625
Northern Ireland median daily rate £475 £441 £400
% change year-on-year +7.65% +10.31% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 11 9
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.58 £22.68 £12.25
Median hourly rate £15.05 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -37.76% +79.64% +27.01%
75th Percentile £16.25 - £16.00
90th Percentile £26.03 - £18.15
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.05 £22.56 £13.46
% change year-on-year -33.29% +67.61% +27.01%

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 2 November 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 - 3 £300 - 5
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Content Management
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft