Degree Jobs in Belfast

Academic Degree
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Belfast with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 13 20
Rank change year-on-year +8 +7 +1
Permanent jobs citing Degree 29 72 102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 17.58% 14.17% 13.71%
As % of the Qualifications category 64.44% 45.00% 45.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4 30 35
10th Percentile £38,750 £22,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £50,000 £28,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £49,250 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +29.44% +7.07% -5.64%
75th Percentile £83,125 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £102,250 £64,125 £79,000
County Antrim median annual salary £63,750 £47,500 £45,250
% change year-on-year +34.21% +4.97% -7.18%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Belfast

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Belfast.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 45 160 222
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 27.27% 31.50% 29.84%
Number of salaries quoted 9 57 57
10th Percentile £51,250 £25,300 £27,150
25th Percentile £67,500 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,801 £55,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +50.55% +29.41% -6.59%
75th Percentile £93,750 £62,200 £65,000
90th Percentile £103,000 £74,250 £80,250
County Antrim median annual salary £82,801 £45,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +84.00% +5.88% -1.73%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Belfast

Degree
Salary Trend in Belfast

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

Salary trend for Degree in Belfast

Degree
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Belfast over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Belfast

Degree
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 4 (13.79%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Simulink
2 2 (6.90%) Adobe XD
2 2 (6.90%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.34%) Entra ID
1 3 (10.34%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.90%) Figma
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (6.90%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.45%) AWS
3 1 (3.45%) Azure
3 1 (3.45%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (3.45%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 4 (13.79%) Network Security
2 3 (10.34%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) Power BI
1 1 (3.45%) SAP BW
1 1 (3.45%) SAP HANA
1 1 (3.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) AppScan
1 3 (10.34%) Burp Suite
1 3 (10.34%) Metasploit
General
1 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (13.79%) Banking
2 4 (13.79%) Law
2 4 (13.79%) Legal
2 4 (13.79%) Retail
2 4 (13.79%) Social Skills
2 4 (13.79%) Wholesale Banking
3 1 (3.45%) Aerospace
3 1 (3.45%) Automotive
3 1 (3.45%) Electronics
3 1 (3.45%) Manufacturing
3 1 (3.45%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (24.14%) Senior
2 5 (17.24%) Analyst
3 4 (13.79%) Consultant
3 4 (13.79%) Risk Analyst
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Analyst
3 4 (13.79%) Senior Risk Analyst
4 3 (10.34%) Architect
4 3 (10.34%) Security Architect
4 3 (10.34%) ServiceNow Consultant
4 3 (10.34%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Auditor
5 2 (6.90%) Cloud Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Design Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Network Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Network Security Architect
5 2 (6.90%) Product Design Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Product Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Senior Auditor
5 2 (6.90%) UX Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) Senior Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) AngularJS
1 1 (3.45%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Security Posture
2 2 (6.90%) Cloud Native
2 2 (6.90%) Credit Risk
2 2 (6.90%) Enterprise Cloud
3 1 (3.45%) Biopharmaceutical
3 1 (3.45%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 3 (10.34%) Kali Linux
2 1 (3.45%) Linux
2 1 (3.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (37.93%) Computer Science
2 7 (24.14%) Mathematics
2 7 (24.14%) Risk Management
3 6 (20.69%) Software Engineering
4 5 (17.24%) Analytics
4 5 (17.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (17.24%) Customer Service
4 5 (17.24%) Process Improvement
5 4 (13.79%) Cloud Security
5 4 (13.79%) Mathematical Modelling
5 4 (13.79%) Penetration Testing
5 4 (13.79%) Statistical Modelling
5 4 (13.79%) Validation
6 3 (10.34%) Ethical Hacking
6 3 (10.34%) ITIL
6 3 (10.34%) ITSM
6 3 (10.34%) Project Management
6 3 (10.34%) Risk Assessment
6 3 (10.34%) Service Management
6 3 (10.34%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 5 (17.24%) Python
2 4 (13.79%) JavaScript
2 4 (13.79%) SQL
3 3 (10.34%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.45%) C
4 1 (3.45%) C#
4 1 (3.45%) PHP
Qualifications
1 7 (24.14%) Computer Science Degree
2 6 (20.69%) CISSP
3 3 (10.34%) Cisco Certification
3 3 (10.34%) GIAC
3 3 (10.34%) GPEN
3 3 (10.34%) GWAPT
3 3 (10.34%) HNC
3 3 (10.34%) HND
3 3 (10.34%) OSCP
4 2 (6.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (3.45%) AWS Certification
5 1 (3.45%) CCNA
5 1 (3.45%) CCNP
5 1 (3.45%) CCSP
5 1 (3.45%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) GDPR
1 1 (3.45%) GMP
1 1 (3.45%) HIPAA
1 1 (3.45%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (10.34%) Nessus
2 2 (6.90%) CASB
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
2 3 (10.34%) ServiceNow
2 3 (10.34%) Trustwave
3 2 (6.90%) Adobe
3 2 (6.90%) SAP
4 1 (3.45%) Cisco
4 1 (3.45%) Google
4 1 (3.45%) IBM
4 1 (3.45%) Proofpoint