Developer Job Trends in County Down

Developer
Northern Ireland > County Down

The median Developer salary in County Down is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 0.68% - 5.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.74% - 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.26%
75th Percentile - - £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £75,000 £69,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +8.70% +25.45% +10.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
County Down

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in County Down. 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 County Down with a recognized job title 136 6 16
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 37.50% 88.89%
Number of salaries quoted 14 2 6
10th Percentile £44,125 - -
25th Percentile £57,188 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £90,000 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +118.18% -13.16%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £51,250
90th Percentile - - £55,625
Northern Ireland median annual salary £43,750 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -23.91% +4.55% +10.00%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in County Down.

Developer job vacancy trend in County Down

Developer
Salary Trend in County Down

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in County Down.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in County Down

Developer Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down

For the 6 months to 21 June 2026, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the County Down region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
1 1 (100.00%) SQL

Developer Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Automate
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft