Business Forecasting
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Business Forecasting skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 27 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Business Forecasting | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | - | 0.59% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.68% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | +13.51% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £35.25 | - |
| UK median hourly rate | - | £35.25 | £23.22 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +51.84% | -65.86% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland
Business Forecasting falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Northern Ireland.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 205 | 146 | 143 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 84.71% | 85.88% | 82.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 92 | 63 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £253 | £146 | £210 |
| 25th Percentile | £352 | £188 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £325 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.46% | -33.67% | +8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £514 | £538 | £583 |
| 90th Percentile | £636 | £590 | £648 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 17 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.31 | £22.50 | £11.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.67 | - | £13.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.30 | £24.18 | £14.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.45% | +63.54% | -1.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £52.31 | £17.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.89 | £78.47 | £22.10 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -23.53% | +21.43% |
Business Forecasting
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Forecasting relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
