Economics Contracts in Northern Ireland

Economics
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Economics skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Economics over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 24 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Contract jobs citing Economics 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 1.20% 0.71% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.31% 0.95% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £306 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £325 -
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% - -
75th Percentile £319 £338 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £750 £712 £638
% change year-on-year +5.34% +11.69% -8.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Economics 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 153 105 149
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 92.17% 75.00% 75.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 51 78
10th Percentile £155 £213 £164
25th Percentile £306 £353 £284
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £513 £425
Median % change year-on-year -17.07% +20.59% -3.68%
75th Percentile £550 £613 £511
90th Percentile £625 £675 £627
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 20 14
10th Percentile £13.29 - £13.40
25th Percentile £22.49 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £24.18 £14.19 £15.25
Median % change year-on-year +70.46% -6.98% -12.20%
75th Percentile £48.48 £23.54 £16.78
90th Percentile £78.47 £31.88 £18.12
UK median hourly rate £28.60 £36.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -21.64% +1.39% +42.97%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Economics as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Economics in Northern Ireland

Economics
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Economics in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for Economics in Northern Ireland

Economics
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 Economics within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 10 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 -11 2 £313 -3.85% 2
Economics
UK

Economics
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Financial Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree