Degree Contracts in County Antrim

Academic Degree
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 10 8
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 +1
Contract jobs citing Degree 20 16 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in County Antrim 15.04% 10.32% 15.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 44.44% 76.19% 76.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 6 14
10th Percentile £163 £180 £212
25th Percentile £281 £238 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £531 £531 £545
90th Percentile £569 £663 £560
Northern Ireland median daily rate £456 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +14.06% -11.11% +4.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.19 - £17.00
Median hourly rate £26.91 £13.91 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +93.42% -26.79% +90.00%
75th Percentile £31.88 - £21.00
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £22.56 £13.91 £19.00
% change year-on-year +62.19% -26.79% +49.02%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 45 21 38
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 33.83% 13.55% 20.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 8 19
10th Percentile £263 £188 £251
25th Percentile £375 £294 £321
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £375 £438
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% -14.29% +6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £519 £530
90th Percentile £675 £628 £563
Northern Ireland median daily rate £550 £450 £438
% change year-on-year +22.22% +2.86% +1.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £21.19 - £17.00
Median hourly rate £26.91 £13.91 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +93.42% -26.79% +46.95%
75th Percentile £31.88 - £21.00
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £13.94 £13.91 £19.00
% change year-on-year +0.22% -26.79% +19.80%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in County Antrim.

Daily rate trend for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in County Antrim

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in County Antrim over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in County Antrim.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. 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
Belfast +5 18 £400 +6.67% 46
Degree
Northern Ireland

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (10.00%) Adobe XD
2 2 (10.00%) InVision
2 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (10.00%) Sketch
3 1 (5.00%) InfoPath
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (5.00%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
1 1 (5.00%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.00%) Figma
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.00%) OneDrive
2 1 (5.00%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.00%) BIG-IP
1 3 (15.00%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
1 3 (15.00%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
1 3 (15.00%) Internet
2 1 (5.00%) FTP
2 1 (5.00%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.00%) Relational Database
1 2 (10.00%) Tableau
General
1 13 (65.00%) Finance
1 13 (65.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Banking
3 4 (20.00%) Public Sector
4 3 (15.00%) Electronics
4 3 (15.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (15.00%) Law
4 3 (15.00%) Manufacturing
5 2 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (5.00%) Legal
6 1 (5.00%) Marketing
6 1 (5.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (20.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (15.00%) Network Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Business Analyst
3 2 (10.00%) Designer
3 2 (10.00%) Hardware Engineer
3 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Manager
3 2 (10.00%) Infrastructure Project Manager
3 2 (10.00%) IT Manager
3 2 (10.00%) IT Services Manager
3 2 (10.00%) Service Desk Manager
3 2 (10.00%) Service Manager
3 2 (10.00%) UX Designer
4 1 (5.00%) Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Business Data Analyst
4 1 (5.00%) Dashboard Developer
4 1 (5.00%) Developer
4 1 (5.00%) ERP Manager
4 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 1 (5.00%) Tableau Developer
4 1 (5.00%) User Experience Researcher
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) COM
1 1 (5.00%) HTML
1 1 (5.00%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (10.00%) FPGA
1 2 (10.00%) Linux Command Line
1 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.00%) iPhone
2 1 (5.00%) Mobile App
2 1 (5.00%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (5.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.00%) Linux
1 2 (10.00%) Windows
2 1 (5.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (25.00%) Agile
2 5 (25.00%) User Experience
2 5 (25.00%) UX Design
3 4 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 4 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 4 (20.00%) Project Management
3 4 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 3 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (15.00%) Co-Creation
4 3 (15.00%) Customer Service
4 3 (15.00%) E-Commerce
4 3 (15.00%) Fintech
4 3 (15.00%) High Availability
4 3 (15.00%) PRINCE2
4 3 (15.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (15.00%) UX Research
5 2 (10.00%) ERP
5 2 (10.00%) ETL
5 2 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) Python
2 3 (15.00%) SQL
3 1 (5.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.00%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (20.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (20.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (10.00%) HND
2 2 (10.00%) PMP
2 2 (10.00%) Tableau Certification
3 1 (5.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (10.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (10.00%) WCAG
System Software
1 2 (10.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (5.00%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 5 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (15.00%) CA
2 3 (15.00%) F5
3 2 (10.00%) Apple
3 2 (10.00%) EMC
4 1 (5.00%) Dell
4 1 (5.00%) HP
4 1 (5.00%) Infor
4 1 (5.00%) Qualtrics
4 1 (5.00%) SAP