IT Engineer Job Trends in County Down

IT Engineer
Northern Ireland > County Down

The median IT Engineer salary in County Down is £41,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 July 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Engineer 4 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in County Down 1.57% - 6.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% - 7.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £39,450 - -
25th Percentile £40,125 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 - -
75th Percentile £41,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Northern Ireland median annual salary £41,000 - £30,000
% change year-on-year - - +9.09%

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 236 7 14
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.55% 41.18% 87.50%
Number of salaries quoted 18 4 6
10th Percentile £40,000 - -
25th Percentile £40,500 - £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 £45,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +9.09% +10.00%

IT Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in County Down

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

IT Engineer job vacancy trend in County Down

IT Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Down

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, IT Engineer 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 IT Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) LAN
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics

IT Engineer 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
General
1 1 (25.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) CCTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Logistics