The median Senior Developer salary in Belfast is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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
13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
25 |
35 |
63 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+10 |
+28 |
-8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
5 |
26 |
31 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast |
2.92% |
5.11% |
4.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.18% |
5.35% |
4.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
13 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£47,500 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
+6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£72,000 |
£62,800 |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
+6.67% |
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 |
157 |
486 |
711 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.81% |
95.48% |
94.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
41 |
249 |
397 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£30,000 |
£32,038 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£35,000 |
£37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
+10.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£68,750 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£87,500 |
£68,750 |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+10.00% |
+5.26% |
