Claude Code Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland
Anthropic Claude Code
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Claude Code skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Claude Code | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | 0.45% | - | - |
| As % of the Development Applications category | 5.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £525 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | - | - |
All Development Application Skills
Northern Ireland
Claude Code falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in Northern Ireland.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 18 | 18 | 19 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 8.18% | 7.20% | 9.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 12 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | - | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £400 | £347 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £456 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.37% | -15.12% | -10.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £606 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £661 | - | £675 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £25.75 | - | £41.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | - | £42.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £27.25 | - | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
Claude Code 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 Claude Code within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. 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 | £550 | - | 18 |
| Claude Code UK |
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Claude Code Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Development Applications
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Git | 100.0% | 1 |