Digital & IT Job Statistics in Northern Ireland

Permanent Job Market Index

Description	Rank 6 Months to 27 Jun 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Consultant	4	Up 19 places+19	£27,500	-60.71%	116 11.89%	28
Tester	8	Up 24 places+24	-	-	108 11.07%	9
Games Tester	9	New entry-	-	-	106 10.86%	8
Lead	10	Up 15 places+15	£80,000	+7.10%	105 10.76%	19
Analyst	13	Down -1 place-1	£45,000	+44.00%	88 9.02%	32
Recruitment Consultant	14	New entry-	£27,500	-	83 8.50%	17
Sales Representative	21	New entry-	-	-	61 6.25%	3
Technical Engineer	22	Up 11 places+11	£40,000	-	57 5.84%	1
Support Engineer	23	Up 9 places+9	£40,000	-27.27%	52 5.33%	13
Design Engineer	24	Up 10 places+10	-	-	49 5.02%
Project Engineer	26	New entry-	-	-	46 4.71%
Security Manager	27	New entry-	£35,000	-	45 4.61%
Junior	27	New entry-	£27,500	-	45 4.61%	7
Mobile Engineer	31	New entry-	£40,000	-	40 4.10%
Infrastructure Manager	32	New entry-	-	-	39 4.00%	2
Developer	32	Down -16 places-16	£75,000	+16.27%	39 4.00%	15
Trainee	34	New entry-	£27,500	-	35 3.59%	24
Radio Engineer	34	New entry-	-	-	35 3.59%
Technical Design Engineer	36	New entry-	-	-	32 3.28%
Junior Analyst	36	New entry-	-	-	32 3.28%	2
Trainee Recruitment Consultant	37	New entry-	£27,500	-	31 3.18%	5
Trainee Consultant	37	New entry-	£27,500	-	31 3.18%	6
Deployment Engineer	38	New entry-	-	-	30 3.07%	2
Data Analyst	39	Down -8 places-8	£40,000	-	29 2.97%	10
Architect	41	Down -25 places-25	£55,000	-34.44%	27 2.77%	17
Senior	41	Down -32 places-32	£60,000	-20.00%	27 2.77%	36
Technical Leader	45	New entry-	£80,000	-	22 2.25%	3
Account Manager	45	New entry-	£35,000	-	22 2.25%	1
Technical Support	45	Down -11 places-11	£40,000	-	22 2.25%	4
Technical Support Engineer	45	New entry-	£40,000	-	22 2.25%
Service Analyst	46	Down -13 places-13	£29,000	-	21 2.15%	1
Service Desk Analyst	46	Down -12 places-12	£29,000	-	21 2.15%	1
Full-Stack Engineer	47	New entry-	£70,000	-	20 2.05%	2
Audio Visual Engineer	48	New entry-	£37,500	-	19 1.95%
Development Manager	48	Down -19 places-19	£50,000	-9.09%	19 1.95%	5
RF Engineer	50	New entry-	-	-	17 1.74%
RF Design Engineer	50	New entry-	-	-	17 1.74%
Software Developer	50	Down -18 places-18	£80,000	+77.77%	17 1.74%	2
Junior Security Analyst	51	New entry-	-	-	16 1.64%
Junior Data Analyst	51	New entry-	-	-	16 1.64%
Cybersecurity Analyst	51	New entry-	-	-	16 1.64%
Security Analyst	51	New entry-	-	-	16 1.64%	2
Associate Consultant	52	New entry-	£24,000	-	15 1.54%	4
Technical Design Leader	52	New entry-	-	-	15 1.54%
Software Engineer	52	Down -18 places-18	£90,000	+80.00%	15 1.54%	19
Ethical Hacker	52	New entry-	-	-	15 1.54%
Technical Architect	53	New entry-	£95,000	-	14 1.43%	8
Marketing Manager	54	New entry-	£45,000	-	13 1.33%
Business Manager	54	Down -26 places-26	£50,000	-9.09%	13 1.33%	6
Lead Software Developer	54	Down -20 places-20	£80,000	-	13 1.33%