AI Job Trends in County Down

AI
Northern Ireland > County Down

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in County Down requiring AI skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing AI 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 3.82% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.35% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £75,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £90,000 £100,000 £130,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -23.08% +73.33%

All Process & Methodology Skills
County Down

AI 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 Down.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 115 17 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in County Down 87.79% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 7
10th Percentile £53,000 - £27,000
25th Percentile £62,188 - £31,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - £37,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.05%
75th Percentile - - £41,250
90th Percentile £71,500 - £45,250
Northern Ireland median annual salary £45,000 £53,750 £54,408
% change year-on-year -16.28% -1.21% +8.82%

AI
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing AI relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Down.

AI job vacancy trend in County Down

AI
Salary Trend in County Down

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing AI.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in County Down citing AI

AI
Job Locations in County Down

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing AI within the County Down region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Downpatrick - 1 - -
AI
Northern Ireland

AI
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down 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:

Communications & Networking
1 2 (40.00%) Network Security
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (40.00%) Legal
4 1 (20.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Architect
1 3 (60.00%) Solutions Architect
2 2 (40.00%) Commercial Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Virtual Team
2 2 (40.00%) Data Centre
3 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Analytics
2 3 (60.00%) B2B
2 3 (60.00%) Business Development
2 3 (60.00%) Creative Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Customer Insight
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (60.00%) Due Diligence
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Technical Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) Contract Negotiation
3 2 (40.00%) Customer-Centricity
3 2 (40.00%) Data Centre Operations
3 2 (40.00%) Logistics
3 2 (40.00%) Resource Allocation
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Customer Experience
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree