PRINCE2 Contracts in Northern Ireland

PRINCE 2
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland requiring PRINCE2 skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PRINCE2 over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 20 25
Rank change year-on-year -12 +5 +7
DemandTrendContract jobs citing PRINCE2 3 10 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 1.26% 6.06% 2.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.38% 8.26% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 3
10th Percentile - - £340
25th Percentile £525 £155 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £170 £400
Median % change year-on-year +223.53% -57.50% -3.03%
75th Percentile £575 - £430
90th Percentile - £289 £448
UK median daily rate £514 £500 £501
% change year-on-year +2.75% -0.25% +0.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.52 - -
Median hourly rate £27.54 £23.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +19.74% - -
75th Percentile £27.57 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £66.00 £30.59 £27.33
% change year-on-year +115.76% +11.95% -39.28%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

PRINCE2 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 218 121 146
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 91.21% 73.33% 83.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 105 61 75
10th Percentile £255 £148 £205
25th Percentile £325 £183 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% - -18.37%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £500
90th Percentile £625 £650 £583
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 52 17 9
10th Percentile £12.75 £12.25 £11.08
25th Percentile £14.78 £21.19 £13.23
Median hourly rate £17.30 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -28.45% +79.64% +22.64%
75th Percentile £25.15 - £13.91
90th Percentile - £40.25 £14.73
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £40.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -37.90% -4.71% +54.55%

PRINCE2
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing PRINCE2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for PRINCE2 in Northern Ireland

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing PRINCE2.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing PRINCE2

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing PRINCE2.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing PRINCE2

PRINCE2
DemandTrendContract 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 PRINCE2 within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Antrim -17 3 £550 +223.53% 8
PRINCE2
UK

PRINCE2
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 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Financial Institution
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Legal
3 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Change Control
2 1 (33.33%) Credit Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) PMP
2 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA