CIPD Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for CIPD qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 45 45 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Permanent jobs citing CIPD 7 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.69% 1.24% -
As % of the Qualifications category 4.58% 4.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £54,537 £50,000 £39,982
% change year-on-year +9.07% +25.06% -5.92%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

CIPD 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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 153 145 106
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 36.96% 29.96% 30.99%
Number of salaries quoted 45 50 77
10th Percentile £36,250 £34,112 £29,994
25th Percentile £38,000 £38,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,404 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -6.54% +29.41%
75th Percentile £68,750 £69,800 £69,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £87,875 £76,278
UK median annual salary £55,000 £58,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% +3.60%

CIPD
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CIPD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

CIPD job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

CIPD
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing CIPD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing CIPD

CIPD
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CIPD within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
County Down - 3 - -
County Antrim +5 2 - - 1
County Armagh - 2 - -
Newry - 1 - -
CIPD
UK

CIPD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 7 (100.00%) Law
1 7 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 7 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Onboarding
1 7 (100.00%) Video Conferencing
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft