Mechatronics Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Mechatronics
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Mechatronics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Mechatronics 0 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland - - 1.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 1.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - £375 £601
% change year-on-year - -37.55% +0.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £30.63
Median hourly rate - - £31.25
75th Percentile - - £31.88
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £31.25
% change year-on-year - - -60.44%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Mechatronics 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 189 207 112
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 85.91% 89.61% 74.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 100 58
10th Percentile £253 £263 £154
25th Percentile £363 £325 £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £473 £400
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +18.13% -5.88%
75th Percentile £645 £575 £547
90th Percentile £694 £619 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 45 17
10th Percentile - £13.03 £12.25
25th Percentile £14.50 £14.78 £21.19
Median hourly rate £34.63 £17.30 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year +100.14% -28.45% +73.83%
75th Percentile £43.96 £25.15 £31.88
90th Percentile £44.50 - £40.25
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +68.99% -37.90% -4.71%