IT Strategy Job Trends in Belfast

IT/Technology Strategy
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 24 -
Rank change year-on-year -22 - -
Permanent jobs citing IT Strategy 12 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 2.18% 3.06% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.69% 3.52% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary £47,500 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Belfast

IT Strategy 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 446 199 336
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 80.94% 86.90% 80.38%
Number of salaries quoted 239 97 190
10th Percentile £28,050 £30,000 £33,150
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +27.27% -8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £68,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £92,625
County Antrim median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -8.33% +20.00%

IT Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing IT Strategy relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

IT Strategy job vacancy trend in Belfast

IT Strategy
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing IT Strategy.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing IT Strategy

IT Strategy
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (33.33%) Azure
2 4 (33.33%) Cloud Computing
2 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 4 (33.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (33.33%) LAN
1 4 (33.33%) WAN
General
1 11 (91.67%) Law
2 8 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 7 (58.33%) Legal
4 5 (41.67%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (33.33%) Finance
5 4 (33.33%) Legal Technology
6 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Senior
2 4 (33.33%) Architect
2 4 (33.33%) Developer
2 4 (33.33%) Senior Developer
2 4 (33.33%) Systems Architect
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Manager
3 3 (25.00%) Testing Manager
4 1 (8.33%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (33.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Virtual Team
2 1 (8.33%) Driving Licence
2 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Business Strategy
1 11 (91.67%) Enterprise Architecture
1 11 (91.67%) Technology Strategy
2 9 (75.00%) Information Security
3 7 (58.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (58.33%) Project Delivery
3 7 (58.33%) Software Engineering
3 7 (58.33%) Software Testing
3 7 (58.33%) Strategic Planning
4 5 (41.67%) Roadmaps
5 4 (33.33%) Architectural Patterns
5 4 (33.33%) Architecture Roadmap
5 4 (33.33%) Business Case
5 4 (33.33%) CI/CD
5 4 (33.33%) Containerisation
5 4 (33.33%) Data Governance
5 4 (33.33%) Mentoring
5 4 (33.33%) Microservices
5 4 (33.33%) Network Architecture
5 4 (33.33%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 7 (58.33%) C#
2 3 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 3 (25.00%) PowerShell
2 3 (25.00%) Python
2 3 (25.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (58.33%) QA
2 4 (33.33%) GRC
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (8.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 1 (8.33%) GDPR
3 1 (8.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft