IT Support Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

IT Support
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

As of 20 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Support daily rate in County Antrim.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 24 21
Rank change year-on-year -1 -3 +9
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 9 6 6
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 4.13% 3.90% 4.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.03% 4.23% 5.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £201
25th Percentile - £153 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £155 £205
Median % change year-on-year - -24.39% -
75th Percentile - £158 £208
90th Percentile - - £209
Northern Ireland median daily rate - £155 £200
% change year-on-year - -22.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 2
10th Percentile - - £16.43
25th Percentile - - £16.69
Median hourly rate £15.50 £24.18 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year -35.90% +36.23% +18.33%
75th Percentile - - £18.56
90th Percentile - - £18.68
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.50 £24.18 £17.75
% change year-on-year -35.90% +36.23% +18.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in County Antrim. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in County Antrim with a recognized job title 179 142 120
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.11% 92.21% 92.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 68 76
10th Percentile £308 £148 £200
25th Percentile £363 £213 £273
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% +12.50% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £536
90th Percentile £638 £600 £631
Northern Ireland median daily rate £450 £448 £450
% change year-on-year +0.56% -0.56% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 18 8
10th Percentile £12.31 £22.50 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 £24.18 £12.69
Median hourly rate £15.50 £25.34 £14.73
Median % change year-on-year -38.83% +72.03% +34.21%
75th Percentile £19.10 £42.88 £16.59
90th Percentile £25.00 £67.29 £18.23
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.50 £24.18 £13.70
% change year-on-year -35.90% +76.50% +24.83%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

IT Support job vacancy trend in County Antrim

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in County Antrim.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in County Antrim

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in County Antrim.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in County Antrim

IT Support
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 IT Support within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 20 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 8 - -
Newtownabbey - 1 - -
IT Support
Northern Ireland

IT Support Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, IT Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the County Antrim region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Active Directory
2 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
2 4 (44.44%) Degree

IT Support Skill Set
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 8 (88.89%) Banking
1 8 (88.89%) Finance
1 8 (88.89%) Financial Institution
1 8 (88.89%) Investment Banking
2 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
3 4 (44.44%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (88.89%) Blackberry
1 8 (88.89%) BYOD
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
System Software
1 4 (44.44%) Active Directory