Computer Science Jobs in Northern Ireland

Computer Science
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Computer Science skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Computer Science over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 34 61
Rank change year-on-year +20 +27 -18
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 23 41 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 7.99% 5.93% 4.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.98% 6.57% 5.08%
Number of salaries quoted 3 15 23
10th Percentile £32,850 £30,250 -
25th Percentile £41,625 £34,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £40,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +43.75% -13.04% -5.64%
75th Percentile £86,875 £56,750 £63,000
90th Percentile £103,750 £60,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 256 624 846
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 88.89% 90.30% 97.35%
Number of salaries quoted 70 296 449
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,112 £33,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +13.64%
75th Percentile £69,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £67,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -10.57% +2.50%

Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Computer Science in Northern Ireland

Computer Science
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Salary trend for Computer Science in Northern Ireland

Computer Science
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Computer Science in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Computer Science in Northern Ireland

Computer Science
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 within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 30 April 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 +29 20 £83,750 +106.79% 40
County Down -5 1 - -
County Londonderry - 1 £28,000 - 2
Computer Science
UK

Computer Science
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 4 (17.39%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 5 (21.74%) Azure
2 3 (13.04%) Entra ID
2 3 (13.04%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (4.35%) AWS
4 1 (4.35%) Cloud Computing
4 1 (4.35%) GCP
4 1 (4.35%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (17.39%) DNS
1 4 (17.39%) Firewall
1 4 (17.39%) IPv6
1 4 (17.39%) Network Security
1 4 (17.39%) Reverse Proxy
2 3 (13.04%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) GIS
1 1 (4.35%) RDBMS
1 1 (4.35%) Relational Database
1 1 (4.35%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (17.39%) JIRA
2 3 (13.04%) AppScan
2 3 (13.04%) Burp Suite
2 3 (13.04%) Metasploit
General
1 7 (30.43%) Social Skills
2 4 (17.39%) Legal
2 4 (17.39%) Presentation Skills
3 3 (13.04%) Law
4 1 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 6 (26.09%) Senior
2 4 (17.39%) C# Developer
2 4 (17.39%) Developer
2 4 (17.39%) Principal Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Principal Software Engineer
2 4 (17.39%) Senior C# Developer
2 4 (17.39%) Senior Developer
2 4 (17.39%) Software Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Architect
3 3 (13.04%) Security Architect
3 3 (13.04%) Support Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Cloud Architect
4 2 (8.70%) Network Architect
4 2 (8.70%) Network Security Architect
4 2 (8.70%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Technical Support
4 2 (8.70%) Technical Support Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Security Specialist
5 1 (4.35%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (4.35%) Senior Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (21.74%) AngularJS
1 5 (21.74%) HTML
2 4 (17.39%) GStreamer
2 4 (17.39%) HTML5
2 4 (17.39%) Node.js
2 4 (17.39%) RabbitMQ
2 4 (17.39%) REST
2 4 (17.39%) Sass
2 4 (17.39%) Web Services
2 4 (17.39%) WebRTC
Miscellaneous
1 8 (34.78%) Video\Live Streaming
2 4 (17.39%) Algorithms
2 4 (17.39%) CUDA
2 4 (17.39%) Embedded Systems
2 4 (17.39%) Security Posture
3 2 (8.70%) CCTV
3 2 (8.70%) Cloud Native
3 2 (8.70%) Enterprise Cloud
3 2 (8.70%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (30.43%) Linux
2 4 (17.39%) Windows
3 3 (13.04%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (34.78%) Artificial Intelligence
1 8 (34.78%) Scrum
2 6 (26.09%) Analytics
2 6 (26.09%) Cybersecurity
2 6 (26.09%) Software Engineering
3 5 (21.74%) Information Security
3 5 (21.74%) OO
3 5 (21.74%) Risk Management
3 5 (21.74%) Test Automation
4 4 (17.39%) Agile
4 4 (17.39%) Business Process Improvement
4 4 (17.39%) Integration Testing
4 4 (17.39%) Multithreading
4 4 (17.39%) OOP
4 4 (17.39%) Penetration Testing
4 4 (17.39%) Software Architecture
4 4 (17.39%) Unit Testing
4 4 (17.39%) User Stories
4 4 (17.39%) Video Analytics
4 4 (17.39%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 6 (26.09%) C#
2 5 (21.74%) C
2 5 (21.74%) Python
3 4 (17.39%) Bash
3 4 (17.39%) SQL
3 4 (17.39%) TypeScript
4 2 (8.70%) Shell Script
5 1 (4.35%) JavaScript
5 1 (4.35%) PHP
Qualifications
1 23 (100.00%) Degree
2 19 (82.61%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (26.09%) CISSP
4 4 (17.39%) Master's Degree
4 4 (17.39%) PhD
5 3 (13.04%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (13.04%) GIAC
5 3 (13.04%) GPEN
5 3 (13.04%) GWAPT
5 3 (13.04%) OSCP
6 2 (8.70%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (4.35%) AWS Certification
7 1 (4.35%) CCNA
7 1 (4.35%) CCNP
7 1 (4.35%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (17.39%) QA
2 1 (4.35%) GDPR
2 1 (4.35%) HIPAA
System Software
1 4 (17.39%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (17.39%) Kubernetes
2 3 (13.04%) Nessus
3 2 (8.70%) CASB
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 4 (17.39%) NVIDIA
2 4 (17.39%) Veracode
3 3 (13.04%) Trustwave
4 1 (4.35%) Cisco
4 1 (4.35%) Google
4 1 (4.35%) Proofpoint