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 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 30 47
Rank change year-on-year +16 +17 -35
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 26 48 45
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 8.18% 6.46% 5.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.00% 7.57% 5.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5 22 16
10th Percentile £38,700 £32,500 £36,250
25th Percentile £56,250 £36,250 £42,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -20.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £53,688 £55,750
90th Percentile £96,500 £60,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% +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 289 634 754
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 90.88% 85.33% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 117 318 371
10th Percentile £26,875 £30,000 £30,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £38,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,249
% change year-on-year - -8.71% +0.42%

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 19 July 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 19 July 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 +18 25 £67,500 +66.67% 44
County Londonderry - 1 £28,000 -
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 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (26.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (23.08%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.69%) Entra ID
1 2 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.85%) AWS
2 1 (3.85%) Azure
2 1 (3.85%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (3.85%) GCP
2 1 (3.85%) Google Workspace
2 1 (3.85%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (3.85%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (23.08%) VLAN
1 6 (23.08%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (15.38%) Network Security
3 3 (11.54%) Wireshark
4 1 (3.85%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (26.92%) SAP HANA
2 1 (3.85%) GIS
2 1 (3.85%) RDBMS
2 1 (3.85%) Relational Database
2 1 (3.85%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (23.08%) JIRA
2 3 (11.54%) AppScan
2 3 (11.54%) Burp Suite
2 3 (11.54%) Metasploit
General
1 11 (42.31%) Social Skills
2 7 (26.92%) Aerospace
2 7 (26.92%) Automotive
3 5 (19.23%) Legal
4 2 (7.69%) Advertising
4 2 (7.69%) Finance
4 2 (7.69%) Law
Job Titles
1 7 (26.92%) Information Specialist
1 7 (26.92%) Procurement Specialist
2 6 (23.08%) Delivery Manager
2 6 (23.08%) Network Delivery Manager
2 6 (23.08%) Network Manager
2 6 (23.08%) Network Operations Manager
2 6 (23.08%) Network Services Manager
2 6 (23.08%) Service Delivery Manager
2 6 (23.08%) Service Manager
3 2 (7.69%) Analyst
3 2 (7.69%) Architect
3 2 (7.69%) Business Analyst
3 2 (7.69%) Cloud Architect
3 2 (7.69%) Network Architect
3 2 (7.69%) Network Security Architect
3 2 (7.69%) Security Architect
4 1 (3.85%) Cloud Specialist
4 1 (3.85%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 1 (3.85%) Migration Specialist
4 1 (3.85%) Product Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.69%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 13 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 6 (23.08%) Fibre Optics
3 3 (11.54%) Security Posture
4 2 (7.69%) Cloud Native
4 2 (7.69%) Derivative
4 2 (7.69%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (3.85%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.54%) Kali Linux
2 2 (7.69%) Windows
3 1 (3.85%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (61.54%) Project Management
2 15 (57.69%) Continuous Improvement
3 14 (53.85%) Innovative Thinking
4 7 (26.92%) Agile
4 7 (26.92%) Change Management
4 7 (26.92%) Information Management
4 7 (26.92%) User Stories
5 6 (23.08%) Asset Management
5 6 (23.08%) IT Asset Management
5 6 (23.08%) ITIL
5 6 (23.08%) ITSM
5 6 (23.08%) Service Delivery
5 6 (23.08%) Service Management
5 6 (23.08%) Strategic Planning
6 5 (19.23%) Risk Management
7 4 (15.38%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (15.38%) Penetration Testing
8 3 (11.54%) Ethical Hacking
8 3 (11.54%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (11.54%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (100.00%) Degree
2 13 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (26.92%) Master's Degree
4 6 (23.08%) CISSP
5 3 (11.54%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (11.54%) GIAC
5 3 (11.54%) GPEN
5 3 (11.54%) GWAPT
5 3 (11.54%) OSCP
6 2 (7.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 2 (7.69%) CCSP
7 1 (3.85%) AWS Certification
7 1 (3.85%) CCNA
7 1 (3.85%) CCNP
7 1 (3.85%) CEH
7 1 (3.85%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.85%) GDPR
1 1 (3.85%) HIPAA
1 1 (3.85%) NIST
1 1 (3.85%) NIST 800
System Software
1 1 (3.85%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (11.54%) Nessus
2 2 (7.69%) CASB
3 1 (3.85%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 7 (26.92%) IBM
1 7 (26.92%) SAP
2 6 (23.08%) BMC
2 6 (23.08%) Remedy
3 5 (19.23%) Microsoft
4 3 (11.54%) Trustwave
5 2 (7.69%) Google
6 1 (3.85%) Cisco
6 1 (3.85%) Proofpoint