Computer Science Jobs in Belfast

Computer Science
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Belfast requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 28 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 27 57
Rank change year-on-year +17 +30 -17
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 25 35 44
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 13.81% 6.51% 5.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.62% 7.54% 5.99%
Number of salaries quoted 4 11 20
10th Percentile £59,250 £28,750 -
25th Percentile £63,750 £35,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £41,000 £48,000
Median % change year-on-year +64.63% -14.58% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,313 £60,000 £55,750
90th Percentile £101,125 - £74,875
County Antrim median annual salary £67,500 £40,500 £48,000
% change year-on-year +66.67% -15.63% -4.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Belfast.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 171 464 735
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 94.48% 86.25% 96.97%
Number of salaries quoted 36 235 395
10th Percentile £42,500 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £33,500 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £57,276 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.57% +14.55% +5.26%
75th Percentile £72,940 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £91,041 £90,000 £70,450
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Job postings citing Computer Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Belfast

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science in Belfast.

Salary trend for Computer Science in Belfast

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Belfast over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Belfast

Computer Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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 (4.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (28.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (24.00%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 3 (12.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (12.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (4.00%) AWS
3 1 (4.00%) Azure
3 1 (4.00%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (4.00%) GCP
3 1 (4.00%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (24.00%) VLAN
1 6 (24.00%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (16.00%) Network Security
3 3 (12.00%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (28.00%) SAP HANA
2 1 (4.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (24.00%) JIRA
2 3 (12.00%) AppScan
2 3 (12.00%) Burp Suite
2 3 (12.00%) Metasploit
General
1 10 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (28.00%) Aerospace
2 7 (28.00%) Automotive
3 4 (16.00%) Legal
4 3 (12.00%) Law
5 2 (8.00%) Advertising
5 2 (8.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (28.00%) Information Specialist
1 7 (28.00%) Procurement Specialist
2 6 (24.00%) Delivery Manager
2 6 (24.00%) Network Delivery Manager
2 6 (24.00%) Network Manager
2 6 (24.00%) Network Operations Manager
2 6 (24.00%) Network Services Manager
2 6 (24.00%) Service Delivery Manager
2 6 (24.00%) Service Manager
3 3 (12.00%) Architect
3 3 (12.00%) Security Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Business Analyst
4 2 (8.00%) Cloud Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Network Architect
4 2 (8.00%) Network Security Architect
5 1 (4.00%) Cloud Specialist
5 1 (4.00%) Data Engineer
5 1 (4.00%) Senior Architect
5 1 (4.00%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 13 (52.00%) Management Information System
2 6 (24.00%) Fibre Optics
3 4 (16.00%) Security Posture
4 2 (8.00%) Cloud Native
4 2 (8.00%) Derivative
4 2 (8.00%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (4.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (12.00%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 15 (60.00%) Project Management
2 14 (56.00%) Innovative Thinking
3 7 (28.00%) Agile
3 7 (28.00%) Change Management
3 7 (28.00%) Information Management
3 7 (28.00%) User Stories
4 6 (24.00%) Asset Management
4 6 (24.00%) IT Asset Management
4 6 (24.00%) ITIL
4 6 (24.00%) ITSM
4 6 (24.00%) Service Delivery
4 6 (24.00%) Service Management
4 6 (24.00%) Strategic Planning
5 5 (20.00%) Risk Management
6 4 (16.00%) Cloud Security
6 4 (16.00%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (12.00%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (12.00%) Ethical Hacking
7 3 (12.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 25 (100.00%) Degree
2 14 (56.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (28.00%) Master's Degree
4 6 (24.00%) CISSP
5 3 (12.00%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (12.00%) GIAC
5 3 (12.00%) GPEN
5 3 (12.00%) GWAPT
5 3 (12.00%) OSCP
6 2 (8.00%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (4.00%) AWS Certification
7 1 (4.00%) CCNA
7 1 (4.00%) CCNP
7 1 (4.00%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) GDPR
1 1 (4.00%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 3 (12.00%) Nessus
2 2 (8.00%) CASB
Vendors
1 7 (28.00%) IBM
1 7 (28.00%) SAP
2 6 (24.00%) BMC
2 6 (24.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (24.00%) Remedy
3 3 (12.00%) Trustwave
4 2 (8.00%) Google
5 1 (4.00%) Cisco
5 1 (4.00%) Proofpoint