Public Sector Job Trends in Belfast

Public Sector
County Antrim > Belfast

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Public Sector in permanent job vacancies in Belfast. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Public Sector over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 42 19
Rank change year-on-year +13 -23 +46
Permanent jobs citing Public Sector 10 6 27
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 2.99% 2.09% 10.00%
As % of the General category 5.65% 3.11% 16.67%
Number of salaries quoted 8 3 14
10th Percentile £41,586 £34,400 -
25th Percentile £47,745 £35,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 £40,000 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +53.13% +17.65% -43.33%
75th Percentile £78,734 £46,000 £41,938
90th Percentile £86,000 £48,400 £63,110
County Antrim median annual salary £61,250 £40,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +53.13% +14.29% -36.36%

All General Skills
Belfast

Public Sector falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Belfast.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 177 193 162
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 52.84% 67.25% 60.00%
Number of salaries quoted 90 59 106
10th Percentile £25,500 £44,600 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £35,781
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £57,395
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +4.54% +14.79%
75th Percentile £64,688 £92,500 £72,188
90th Percentile £78,911 £95,000 £81,285
County Antrim median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +20.00% -

Public Sector
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Public Sector job vacancy trend in Belfast

Public Sector
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Public Sector.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing Public Sector

Public Sector
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Public Sector in Belfast over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Public Sector in Belfast

Public Sector
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:

Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (10.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) AWS
2 2 (20.00%) Azure
3 1 (10.00%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco Wireless
1 1 (10.00%) Firewall
1 1 (10.00%) Internet
1 1 (10.00%) LAN
1 1 (10.00%) MPLS
1 1 (10.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (10.00%) SNA
1 1 (10.00%) WAN
1 1 (10.00%) Wi-Fi
1 1 (10.00%) Wireless
1 1 (10.00%) WLAN
General
1 6 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Finance
2 2 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Architect
2 3 (30.00%) IT Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Security Manager
3 2 (20.00%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (20.00%) Technical Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Account Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) CRM Manager
4 1 (10.00%) CRM Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity Manager
4 1 (10.00%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) IT Security Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Network Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Project Manager
4 1 (10.00%) Python Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Senior
4 1 (10.00%) Senior Network Engineer
4 1 (10.00%) Supplier Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) Node.js
2 1 (10.00%) Django
2 1 (10.00%) React
2 1 (10.00%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
1 2 (20.00%) Virtual Team
2 1 (10.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (30.00%) AI
2 3 (30.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (30.00%) Technical Architecture
3 2 (20.00%) Analytics
3 2 (20.00%) B2B
3 2 (20.00%) Business Development
3 2 (20.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
3 2 (20.00%) Customer Experience
3 2 (20.00%) Customer Insight
3 2 (20.00%) Cyber Resilience
3 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (20.00%) Due Diligence
3 2 (20.00%) Financial Modelling
3 2 (20.00%) Incident Response
3 2 (20.00%) Project Management
3 2 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) CCNP
1 1 (10.00%) CCSP
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (10.00%) GRC
1 1 (10.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 1 (10.00%) Ansible
1 1 (10.00%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Cisco
1 1 (10.00%) Fortinet
1 1 (10.00%) Palantir