Buyer Contracts in Northern Ireland

Buyer
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Buyer daily rate in Northern Ireland is £281, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 23 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Buyer 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.58% 0.70% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.74% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £281 - -
UK median daily rate £225 £600 £463
% change year-on-year -62.50% +29.73% -19.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £21.00 -
UK median hourly rate £33.99 £36.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -6.89% -27.00% +42.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 155 136 177
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 95.10% 89.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 69 77
10th Percentile £155 £173 £163
25th Percentile £273 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £488 £450
Median % change year-on-year -12.82% +8.33% +7.46%
75th Percentile £550 £625 £515
90th Percentile £625 £675 £638
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £543
% change year-on-year -2.38% -3.23% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 24 7
10th Percentile £13.29 - £13.91
25th Percentile £16.39 £12.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £23.00 £15.51 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.34% +3.37% -3.91%
75th Percentile £28.17 £21.63 £16.13
90th Percentile £70.62 £29.37 £16.99
UK median hourly rate £28.15 £36.58 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.03% -18.72% +87.50%

Buyer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings that featured Buyer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Buyer in Northern Ireland

Buyer
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Buyer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 17 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
County Antrim - 1 £281 -
Buyer
UK

Buyer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 17 May 2025, Buyer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring Buyer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills

Buyer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Workspace
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) SAP