OpenAI Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland
OpenAI
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland citing OpenAI products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OpenAI over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within OpenAI.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | - | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing OpenAI | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland | 0.51% | - | 0.51% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 1.32% | - | 1.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | +26.32% |
All Vendors
Northern Ireland
OpenAI falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in Northern Ireland.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 76 | 89 | 77 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 38.78% | 34.90% | 39.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 35 | 40 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £179 | £157 | £129 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £309 | £183 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £373 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.81% | -3.87% | -8.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £500 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £588 | £650 |
| UK median daily rate | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 19 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.86 | £12.31 | £21.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.30 | £12.94 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £13.60 | £24.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +227.21% | -43.76% | +38.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.68 | £16.75 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £45.20 | £24.50 | £40.25 |
| UK median hourly rate | £24.29 | £25.00 | £30.45 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.85% | -17.90% | -30.61% |
OpenAI Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OpenAI relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
OpenAI 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 OpenAI within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 13 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | - | 1 | £650 | - | 4 |
| OpenAI UK |
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OpenAI 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.