Influencing Skills Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Influencing Skills
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Influencing Skills in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Influencing Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Influencing Skills 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 1.19% - -
As % of the General category 1.92% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £270 - -
25th Percentile £281 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

Influencing Skills 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 Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 156 125 126
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 61.90% 65.79% 78.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 51 68
10th Percentile £199 £143 £154
25th Percentile £313 £161 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £445 £400
Median % change year-on-year +6.74% +11.25% -20.00%
75th Percentile £575 £538 £527
90th Percentile £628 £575 £608
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 21 9
10th Percentile £12.31 - £11.08
25th Percentile £13.58 £15.48 £12.25
Median hourly rate £15.05 £22.56 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -33.29% +67.61% +27.01%
75th Percentile £16.25 £24.18 £16.00
90th Percentile £26.03 - £18.15
UK median hourly rate £25.00 £29.75 £30.00
% change year-on-year -15.97% -0.83% +20.00%

Influencing Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Influencing Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Influencing Skills job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Influencing Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Influencing Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Influencing Skills

Influencing Skills
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 Influencing Skills within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 1 November 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 - 3 £300 - 11
Influencing Skills
UK

Influencing Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Analyst
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Senior
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Content Management
1 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft