Data Science
Northern Ireland > County Antrim
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in County Antrim requiring Data Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 45 | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +12 | -3 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Science | 1 | 7 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim | 0.40% | 1.62% | 2.86% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.45% | 2.03% | 3.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | - | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £100,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -60.00% | +42.86% | +36.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £41,000 | £117,500 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £128,000 | £75,000 |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £40,000 | £100,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.00% | +42.86% | +36.59% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
County Antrim
Data Science 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 County Antrim.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 223 | 344 | 324 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim | 88.84% | 79.63% | 92.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 110 | 180 | 253 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,875 | £28,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £45,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +20.00% | +3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £79,419 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £93,750 | £76,250 |
| Northern Ireland median annual salary | £50,000 | £58,150 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.02% | +16.30% | +4.71% |
Data Science
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.
Data Science
Salary Trend in County Antrim
Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Data Science.
Data Science
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 Data Science within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 5 October 2025. 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 |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | +12 | 1 | £40,000 | -60.00% | 10 |
| Data Science Northern Ireland |
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Data Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:
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