Senior IT Engineer Job Trends in Belfast

Senior IT Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Senior IT Engineer salary in Belfast is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior IT Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Belfast

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 493 204 404
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.54% 88.70% 96.42%
Number of salaries quoted 247 86 252
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,750 £47,558 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.33% - +20.00%
75th Percentile £77,149 £74,815 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
County Antrim median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +9.09% +10.00%

Senior IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior IT Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Senior IT Engineer job vacancy trend in Belfast