The median Java Engineer salary in Belfast is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
25 |
52 |
89 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+27 |
+37 |
-28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Engineer |
8 |
9 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast |
4.12% |
1.77% |
0.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.44% |
1.85% |
0.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
8 |
4 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£47,750 |
£81,500 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£95,000 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£105,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-47.62% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£109,375 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£112,750 |
- |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£105,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-47.62% |
- |
- |
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 |
180 |
486 |
709 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.78% |
95.48% |
94.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
49 |
248 |
395 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,000 |
£30,000 |
£31,550 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£38,000 |
£37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£57,276 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.97% |
+14.55% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£69,850 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£88,250 |
£67,500 |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+10.00% |
+9.89% |
