Welsh Language Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Welsh Language
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Welsh Language in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Welsh Language over the 6 months leading up to 25 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Welsh Language 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 1.48% - -
As % of the General category 2.78% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median daily rate £425 £331 £210
% change year-on-year +28.33% +57.70% -52.68%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

Welsh Language falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 108 133 74
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 53.20% 77.78% 48.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 96 33
10th Percentile £235 £156 £188
25th Percentile £400 £279 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £435
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -2.30% +5.45%
75th Percentile £625 £551 £569
90th Percentile £694 £625 £650
UK median daily rate £513 £513 £525
% change year-on-year - -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 10 22
10th Percentile - £12.66 -
25th Percentile £14.50 £14.78 £12.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £19.03 £15.75
Median % change year-on-year +26.15% +20.79% +1.61%
75th Percentile £26.69 £48.48 £23.54
90th Percentile £34.25 £78.47 £31.08
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -7.69%

Welsh Language
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Welsh Language relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Welsh Language job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Welsh Language
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 Welsh Language within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 25 May 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 Down - 3 - -
Welsh Language
UK

Welsh Language
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 (100.00%) Internet
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) AI
1 3 (100.00%) Speech Recognition