Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
County Antrim > Belfast
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Belfast requiring SDLC skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 37 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -8 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs citing SDLC | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast | 1.32% | 3.47% | 5.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.52% | 4.30% | 6.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £47,250 | £45,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £48,750 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +90.48% | -8.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £62,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £67,750 | £66,500 |
| County Antrim median annual salary | £100,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.48% | -8.70% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Belfast
SDLC 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 | 197 | 349 | 341 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast | 86.78% | 80.79% | 92.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 93 | 197 | 262 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,150 | £30,000 | £30,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,750 | £45,000 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +20.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £69,500 | £71,250 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,792 | £91,750 | £76,250 |
| County Antrim median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +20.00% | +5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast
Job postings citing SDLC as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.
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Salary Trend in Belfast
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Belfast citing SDLC.
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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: