Degree Jobs in County Antrim

Academic Degree
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in County Antrim with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 14 17
Rank change year-on-year +12 +3 +4
Permanent jobs citing Degree 42 79 127
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 21.43% 11.86% 15.56%
As % of the Qualifications category 73.68% 37.26% 48.85%
Number of salaries quoted 6 30 38
10th Percentile £43,750 £22,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £58,750 £28,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £46,000 £45,500
Median % change year-on-year +46.74% +1.10% -9.00%
75th Percentile £71,563 £62,813 £63,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £68,625 £76,375
Northern Ireland median annual salary £57,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +27.78% - -10.00%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
County Antrim

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in County Antrim.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 57 212 260
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Antrim 29.08% 31.83% 31.86%
Number of salaries quoted 12 68 67
10th Percentile £57,076 £27,500 £27,150
25th Percentile £65,815 £32,188 £32,281
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £46,250 £44,000
Median % change year-on-year +56.76% +5.11% -1.12%
75th Percentile £93,750 £62,200 £61,500
90th Percentile £99,375 £73,500 £80,250
Northern Ireland median annual salary £69,384 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +54.19% - -1.10%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
Salary Trend in County Antrim

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Degree in County Antrim.

Salary trend for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
Salary Histogram in County Antrim

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in County Antrim over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in County Antrim

Degree
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 Degree within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 30 May 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 42 £67,500 +32.35% 239
Degree
Northern Ireland

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (9.52%) SAS
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (7.14%) Simulink
2 1 (2.38%) Adobe XD
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.38%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 7 (16.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (14.29%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.14%) Entra ID
1 3 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (4.76%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.38%) AWS
3 1 (2.38%) Azure
3 1 (2.38%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.38%) Figma
3 1 (2.38%) GCP
3 1 (2.38%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (14.29%) VLAN
1 6 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (9.52%) Network Security
3 3 (7.14%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (16.67%) SAP HANA
2 1 (2.38%) Power BI
2 1 (2.38%) SAP BW
2 1 (2.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (14.29%) JIRA
2 3 (7.14%) AppScan
2 3 (7.14%) Burp Suite
2 3 (7.14%) Metasploit
General
1 13 (30.95%) Social Skills
2 7 (16.67%) Aerospace
2 7 (16.67%) Automotive
3 4 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (9.52%) Banking
3 4 (9.52%) Law
3 4 (9.52%) Legal
3 4 (9.52%) Retail
3 4 (9.52%) Wholesale Banking
4 2 (4.76%) Advertising
4 2 (4.76%) Finance
5 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing
5 1 (2.38%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (2.38%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (16.67%) Analyst
1 7 (16.67%) Information Specialist
1 7 (16.67%) Procurement Specialist
1 7 (16.67%) Senior
2 6 (14.29%) Delivery Manager
2 6 (14.29%) Network Delivery Manager
2 6 (14.29%) Network Manager
2 6 (14.29%) Network Operations Manager
2 6 (14.29%) Network Services Manager
2 6 (14.29%) Service Delivery Manager
2 6 (14.29%) Service Manager
3 4 (9.52%) Consultant
3 4 (9.52%) Risk Analyst
3 4 (9.52%) Senior Analyst
3 4 (9.52%) Senior Risk Analyst
4 3 (7.14%) Architect
4 3 (7.14%) Business Analyst
4 3 (7.14%) Security Architect
4 3 (7.14%) ServiceNow Consultant
4 3 (7.14%) Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.76%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 13 (30.95%) Management Information System
2 6 (14.29%) Fibre Optics
3 4 (9.52%) Security Posture
4 2 (4.76%) Cloud Native
4 2 (4.76%) Credit Risk
4 2 (4.76%) Derivative
4 2 (4.76%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (2.38%) Biopharmaceutical
5 1 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (7.14%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (59.52%) Computer Science
2 17 (40.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 16 (38.10%) Project Management
4 14 (33.33%) Innovative Thinking
5 9 (21.43%) ITIL
5 9 (21.43%) ITSM
5 9 (21.43%) Service Management
6 8 (19.05%) Agile
7 7 (16.67%) Change Management
7 7 (16.67%) Information Management
7 7 (16.67%) Mathematics
7 7 (16.67%) Risk Management
7 7 (16.67%) User Stories
8 6 (14.29%) Asset Management
8 6 (14.29%) IT Asset Management
8 6 (14.29%) Service Delivery
8 6 (14.29%) Strategic Planning
9 5 (11.90%) Analytics
9 5 (11.90%) Customer Service
9 5 (11.90%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.52%) Python
1 4 (9.52%) SQL
2 3 (7.14%) JavaScript
2 3 (7.14%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 14 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 7 (16.67%) Master's Degree
3 6 (14.29%) CISSP
4 3 (7.14%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (7.14%) GIAC
4 3 (7.14%) GPEN
4 3 (7.14%) GWAPT
4 3 (7.14%) HNC
4 3 (7.14%) HND
4 3 (7.14%) OSCP
5 2 (4.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (2.38%) AWS Certification
6 1 (2.38%) CCNA
6 1 (2.38%) CCNP
6 1 (2.38%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.38%) GDPR
1 1 (2.38%) GMP
1 1 (2.38%) HIPAA
1 1 (2.38%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (7.14%) Nessus
2 2 (4.76%) CASB
Vendors
1 8 (19.05%) SAP
2 7 (16.67%) IBM
3 6 (14.29%) BMC
3 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
3 6 (14.29%) Remedy
4 3 (7.14%) ServiceNow
4 3 (7.14%) Trustwave
5 2 (4.76%) Google
6 1 (2.38%) Adobe
6 1 (2.38%) Cisco
6 1 (2.38%) Proofpoint