Senior Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Senior Software Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

As of 29 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Software Engineer daily rate in County Antrim.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 28 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer 3 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 1.34% 0.66% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.60% 0.71% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Northern Ireland median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41.25 - -
Median hourly rate £47.50 - -
75th Percentile £53.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £47.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 187 140 137
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.48% 92.11% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 69 85
10th Percentile £311 £147 £200
25th Percentile £375 £213 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.71% -2.78% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £540
90th Percentile £625 £600 £638
Northern Ireland median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 16 10
10th Percentile £12.31 £22.50 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.60 - £13.23
Median hourly rate £17.00 £24.18 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year -29.69% +50.56% +17.27%
75th Percentile £25.00 £45.89 £16.12
90th Percentile £53.75 £70.48 £18.08
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £16.90 £24.18 £15.82
% change year-on-year -30.11% +52.89% +15.48%

Senior Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Senior Software Engineer job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Senior Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in County Antrim.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Software Engineer job vacancies in County Antrim

Senior Software Engineer
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 Senior Software Engineer within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 29 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 3 - - 14
Senior Software Engineer
Northern Ireland

Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Senior Software Engineer 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 Senior Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Senior Software Engineer 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:

Operating Systems
1 3 (100.00%) Embedded Linux
1 3 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering