Software Engineer/Developer
UK > Northern Ireland
The median Software Engineer/Developer daily rate in Northern Ireland is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 1.52% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.72% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £325 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £775 | £725 | £625 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.90% | +16.00% | +4.17% |
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 | 174 | 156 | 159 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.32% | 93.41% | 89.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 101 | 77 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £195 | £162 | £167 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £188 | £369 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £425 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | - | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £675 | £632 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 33 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.93 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.78 | £12.25 | £13.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £15.63 | £14.96 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.83% | +4.51% | +17.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £22.75 | £24.18 | £16.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.76 | £38.58 | £17.35 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -12.79% | +71.71% |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Developer/Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer in Northern Ireland.
Developer/Software Engineer
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 Developer/Software Engineer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 30 June 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 |
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| County Antrim | - | 3 | £325 | - | |
| Developer/Software Engineer UK |
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland
For the 6 months to 30 June 2025, Developer/Software Engineer 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 Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer 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:
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