Application Security Job Trends in County Antrim
Application Security (AppSec)
Northern Ireland > County Antrim
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in County Antrim citing Application Security skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 93 | - | 46 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -1 |
| Permanent jobs citing Application Security | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim | 0.098% | - | 0.24% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.14% | - | 0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £85,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | - | £115,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +170.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £90,000 | - | £115,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +170.59% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
County Antrim
Application Security falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in County Antrim.
| 6 months to 6 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 703 | 260 | 331 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim | 68.79% | 84.14% | 79.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 216 | 123 | 172 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,750 | £30,000 | £37,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £35,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,296 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.59% | -23.08% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £60,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £78,694 | £95,000 |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £65,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -16.67% | +20.00% |
Application Security Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Application Security relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.
Application Security Salary Trend in County Antrim
Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Application Security.
Application Security Job Locations in County Antrim
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Application Security within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 6 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | - | 1 | £90,000 | - | 1 |
| Application Security Northern Ireland |
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Application Security Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Attestation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cloud Security | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Compliance Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Assurance | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Cyber Resilience | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | LLM | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | OWASP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SDLC | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Testing | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Threat Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |