Computer Science Degree Job Trends 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 5 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 21 36
Rank change year-on-year -29 +15 +45
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science Degree 4 30 10
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.82% 7.23% 3.13%
As % of the Qualifications category 2.38% 20.41% 9.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 3
10th Percentile £31,650 £44,800 £36,700
25th Percentile £34,500 £55,000 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +12.50% +41.18%
75th Percentile £49,625 £91,250 £63,125
90th Percentile £54,350 £98,000 £63,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% - +8.33%

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 168 147 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 34.29% 35.42% 34.38%
Number of salaries quoted 50 43 76
10th Percentile £35,895 - £29,994
25th Percentile £38,000 £34,112 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £40,221 £57,291
Median % change year-on-year +27.42% -29.79% +34.80%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,365 £69,575
90th Percentile £79,411 £74,144 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.45% +3.36% -

Computer Science Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Computer Science Degree job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Computer Science Degree
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Computer Science Degree.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Computer Science Degree

Computer Science Degree
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science Degree in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram 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 5 January 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
County Antrim -19 2 £55,000 -18.52% 10
County Tyrone -3 1 £40,500 -
County Londonderry - 1 £31,500 -
Computer Science Degree
UK

Computer Science Degree
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) SAP CO
1 1 (25.00%) SAP FI
1 1 (25.00%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (25.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) VLAN
1 1 (25.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (25.00%) GIS
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Developer
2 1 (25.00%) Network Delivery Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Network Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Network Operations Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Network Services Manager
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Business Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Service Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) .NET
1 1 (25.00%) CSS
1 1 (25.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (75.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) ERP
3 1 (25.00%) ITSM
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) C#
2 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (25.00%) PL/SQL
2 1 (25.00%) Python
2 1 (25.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) ESRI
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) SAP