Computer Science Degree Jobs in Northern Ireland

Computer Science Degree
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for Computer Science 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 21 59 73
Rank change year-on-year +38 +14 -12
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 15 19 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 5.84% 2.55% 3.43%
As % of the Qualifications category 21.13% 7.79% 10.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1 12 15
10th Percentile - £29,125 -
25th Percentile £105,000 £32,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £110,000 £40,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +171.60% -10.00% -29.41%
75th Percentile £115,000 £60,000 £52,500
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.17% -1.48% +1.50%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

Computer Science 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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 71 244 275
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 27.63% 32.71% 31.46%
Number of salaries quoted 15 75 73
10th Percentile £34,838 £27,500 £27,850
25th Percentile £51,875 £32,748 £32,466
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,384 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.19% - -1.10%
75th Percentile £91,041 £62,200 £60,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £70,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% -10.83% +9.09%

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Computer Science Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science Degree in Northern Ireland

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Computer Science Degree in Northern Ireland

Computer Science Degree
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 Computer Science Degree within the Northern Ireland 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
County Antrim +39 14 £110,000 +175.00% 60
County Down -5 1 - -
Computer Science Degree
UK

Computer Science Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (40.00%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) Entra ID
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (6.67%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (40.00%) VLAN
1 6 (40.00%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (20.00%) Wireshark
3 2 (13.33%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 6 (40.00%) JIRA
2 3 (20.00%) AppScan
2 3 (20.00%) Burp Suite
2 3 (20.00%) Metasploit
General
1 8 (53.33%) Social Skills
2 4 (26.67%) Legal
3 3 (20.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 6 (40.00%) Delivery Manager
1 6 (40.00%) Network Delivery Manager
1 6 (40.00%) Network Manager
1 6 (40.00%) Network Operations Manager
1 6 (40.00%) Network Services Manager
1 6 (40.00%) Service Delivery Manager
1 6 (40.00%) Service Manager
2 3 (20.00%) Architect
2 3 (20.00%) Security Architect
3 2 (13.33%) Cloud Architect
3 2 (13.33%) Network Architect
3 2 (13.33%) Network Security Architect
3 2 (13.33%) Senior
4 1 (6.67%) Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Business Systems Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Cloud Security Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Data Engineer
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Architect
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Business Systems Analyst
4 1 (6.67%) Senior Security Architect
Miscellaneous
1 7 (46.67%) Management Information System
2 6 (40.00%) Fibre Optics
3 4 (26.67%) Security Posture
4 2 (13.33%) Cloud Native
4 2 (13.33%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (6.67%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (20.00%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 8 (53.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (46.67%) Innovative Thinking
3 7 (46.67%) Project Management
4 6 (40.00%) Asset Management
4 6 (40.00%) IT Asset Management
4 6 (40.00%) ITIL
4 6 (40.00%) ITSM
4 6 (40.00%) Service Delivery
4 6 (40.00%) Service Management
4 6 (40.00%) Strategic Planning
5 4 (26.67%) Risk Management
6 3 (20.00%) Cloud Security
6 3 (20.00%) Ethical Hacking
6 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
6 3 (20.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 2 (13.33%) Analytics
7 2 (13.33%) Data Security
7 2 (13.33%) Risk Assessment
8 1 (6.67%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (33.33%) CISSP
3 3 (20.00%) GIAC
3 3 (20.00%) GPEN
3 3 (20.00%) GWAPT
3 3 (20.00%) OSCP
4 1 (6.67%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 1 (6.67%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) GDPR
1 1 (6.67%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 3 (20.00%) Nessus
2 2 (13.33%) CASB
Vendors
1 6 (40.00%) BMC
1 6 (40.00%) Remedy
2 5 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 3 (20.00%) Trustwave
4 1 (6.67%) Google
4 1 (6.67%) Proofpoint