Telecommunications
Northern Ireland > County Antrim
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Telecoms in contract job vacancies in County Antrim. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Telecoms over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 25 | 14 | 14 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | 0 | +14 |
| Contract jobs citing Telecoms | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in County Antrim | 4.67% | 6.06% | 5.39% |
| As % of the General category | 5.38% | 12.70% | 9.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £146 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £550 | £156 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £600 | £182 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +229.63% | -57.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £650 | £328 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £409 |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £550 | £600 | £182 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +229.63% | -37.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £15.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £15.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.59 | - | £16.25 |
| 75th Percentile | £27.39 | - | £17.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £33.15 | - | £17.29 |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate | £23.59 | - | £16.25 |
All General Skills
County Antrim
Telecoms 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 | 130 | 63 | 95 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim | 86.67% | 47.73% | 56.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 35 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £153 | £191 | £161 |
| 25th Percentile | £273 | £276 | £259 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £400 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | - | -6.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £528 | £538 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £650 | £609 |
| Northern Ireland median daily rate | £410 | £418 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.80% | +1.21% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.61 | £12.25 | £13.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.92 | £12.62 | £13.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.59 | £16.12 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.95% | +4.00% | +11.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.48 | £19.56 | £16.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.47 | £31.88 | £18.16 |
| Northern Ireland median hourly rate | £26.59 | £14.66 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +81.38% | -5.42% | +11.59% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim
Job postings citing Telecoms as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in County Antrim.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Telecoms in County Antrim.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in County Antrim
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Telecoms in County Antrim over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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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 Telecoms within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | -7 | 7 | £550 | -8.33% | 24 |
| Telecoms Northern Ireland |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: