Retail Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Retailing
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Retail in contract job vacancies in County Antrim. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Retail over the 6 months leading up to 24 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 28 24
Rank change year-on-year -5 -4 +10
Contract jobs citing Retail 1 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 0.45% 0.65% 1.48%
As % of the General category 0.81% 0.83% 1.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £130
25th Percentile - - £133
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £134 £143
Median % change year-on-year - -5.64% -76.25%
75th Percentile - - £148
90th Percentile - - £149
Northern Ireland median daily rate - £134 £143
% change year-on-year - -5.64% -76.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £12.31 - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £12.31 - £13.94

All General Skills
County Antrim

Retail 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 123 121 107
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 55.41% 78.06% 79.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 55 66
10th Percentile £265 £144 £179
25th Percentile £325 £184 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £325 £400
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -18.75% -13.51%
75th Percentile £575 £522 £536
90th Percentile £643 £584 £631
Northern Ireland median daily rate £463 £375 £440
% change year-on-year +23.33% -14.77% -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 15 11
10th Percentile £12.31 £23.17 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.57 - £12.74
Median hourly rate £15.33 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -36.60% +79.64% -13.16%
75th Percentile £25.00 £44.34 £16.12
90th Percentile £27.05 £78.47 £18.00
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £15.33 £24.18 £13.70
% change year-on-year -36.60% +76.50% -11.61%

Retail
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Retail job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Retail
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Retail

Retail
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Retail.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Retail

Retail
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 Retail within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 24 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 -3 1 - - 5
Retail
Northern Ireland

Retail
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft