Project Assistant Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Project Assistant
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 21 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Project Assistant daily rate in Northern Ireland.

6 months to
21 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Assistant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate - - £243
% change year-on-year - - -23.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.57 - -
UK median hourly rate £13.57 £16.17 -
% change year-on-year -16.08% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 201 168 160
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.45% 91.80% 89.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 82 82
10th Percentile £215 £151 £172
25th Percentile £325 £200 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £441 £400
Median % change year-on-year +7.65% +10.31% -20.00%
75th Percentile £578 £575 £525
90th Percentile £622 £627 £600
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 25 9
10th Percentile £12.38 - £11.08
25th Percentile £13.60 £15.48 £11.10
Median hourly rate £15.50 £22.56 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -31.29% +67.61% +22.64%
75th Percentile £17.00 £24.18 £13.91
90th Percentile £25.02 £40.25 £18.15
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.51% -3.37% +71.15%

Project Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings that featured Project Assistant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Project Assistant in Northern Ireland

Project Assistant
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 Project Assistant within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 21 September 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 - 1 - -
Project Assistant
UK

Project Assistant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 21 September 2025, Project Assistant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring Project Assistant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

Project Assistant Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Spreadsheet
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Collection
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) HNC
1 1 (100.00%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft