Developer
County Antrim > Belfast
The median Developer salary in Belfast is £64,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | -1 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 15 | 107 | 311 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast | 8.29% | 19.89% | 41.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.32% | 20.82% | 43.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 79 | 249 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,875 | £45,000 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £64,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.27% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,500 | £65,000 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £71,000 | £65,000 |
| County Antrim median annual salary | £64,500 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.27% | +10.00% | +3.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Belfast with a recognized job title | 161 | 514 | 715 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.95% | 95.54% | 94.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 38 | 262 | 400 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,750 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £38,000 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,750 | £56,138 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.65% | +12.28% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,819 | £68,438 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,750 | £87,500 | £70,250 |
| County Antrim median annual salary | £55,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | +5.26% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
Developer
Salary Trend in Belfast
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Belfast.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Belfast
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Belfast over the 6 months to 28 May 2025.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast
For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Developer 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 permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer Skill Set
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: