IT Support Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

IT Support
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 1 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median IT Support daily rate in Northern Ireland.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 22 23
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 0
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support 10 7 7
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 4.10% 4.05% 4.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.95% 4.35% 4.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £150 £139
25th Percentile - £151 £162
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £153 £200
Median % change year-on-year - -23.75% -
75th Percentile - £156 £205
90th Percentile - £157 £208
UK median daily rate £175 £195 £200
% change year-on-year -10.26% -2.50% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 2
10th Percentile - - £16.43
25th Percentile - - £16.69
Median hourly rate - £24.18 £17.75
Median % change year-on-year - +36.23% +18.33%
75th Percentile - - £18.56
90th Percentile - - £18.68
UK median hourly rate £18.50 £22.66 £18.00
% change year-on-year -18.36% +25.89% +3.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 202 161 149
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.79% 93.06% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 74 90
10th Percentile £278 £148 £172
25th Percentile £363 £216 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £413 £450
Median % change year-on-year +10.61% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £539
90th Percentile £625 £600 £638
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 22 14
10th Percentile £12.31 £15.48 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.60 £17.23 £13.23
Median hourly rate £17.00 £24.18 £15.82
Median % change year-on-year -29.69% +52.89% +13.45%
75th Percentile £27.57 £34.66 £16.12
90th Percentile £53.75 £61.48 £18.53
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% -27.78% +41.93%

IT Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Support' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

IT Support job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

IT Support
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Northern Ireland

IT Support
Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support job vacancies in Northern Ireland

IT Support
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 IT Support within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 1 January 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 -4 7 - -
County Tyrone - 3 - -
IT Support
UK

IT Support Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, IT Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring IT Support in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (60.00%) Degree
3 4 (40.00%) Active Directory
3 4 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (30.00%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (30.00%) Disaster Recovery
4 3 (30.00%) ERP
4 3 (30.00%) GDPR
4 3 (30.00%) Kalman Filter
4 3 (30.00%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (30.00%) Project Management
4 3 (30.00%) Wi-Fi

IT Support Skill Set
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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (30.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 7 (70.00%) Banking
1 7 (70.00%) Finance
1 7 (70.00%) Financial Institution
1 7 (70.00%) Investment Banking
1 7 (70.00%) Organisational Skills
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (70.00%) Blackberry
1 7 (70.00%) BYOD
2 3 (30.00%) Video Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Customer Service
2 4 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (30.00%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (30.00%) Computer Science
3 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (30.00%) Disaster Recovery
3 3 (30.00%) ERP
3 3 (30.00%) Kalman Filter
3 3 (30.00%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (30.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (40.00%) Active Directory