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 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 11 33 49
Rank change year-on-year +22 +16 -9
Permanent jobs citing Computer Science 27 46 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 10.51% 6.17% 6.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.44% 7.04% 6.55%
Number of salaries quoted 5 16 21
10th Percentile £38,700 £30,625 -
25th Percentile £56,250 £35,313 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £40,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £55,125 £52,500
90th Percentile £96,500 £60,000 £73,750
UK median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% -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 236 653 840
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 91.83% 87.53% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 59 311 436
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,408 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +8.82% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £66,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,667 £87,500 £71,625
UK median annual salary £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%

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 May 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 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 +24 25 £67,500 +66.67% 117
County Down -10 1 - -
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 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (25.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (22.22%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.11%) Entra ID
1 3 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (3.70%) AWS
3 1 (3.70%) Azure
3 1 (3.70%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (3.70%) GCP
3 1 (3.70%) Google Workspace
3 1 (3.70%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (22.22%) VLAN
1 6 (22.22%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (14.81%) Network Security
3 3 (11.11%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (25.93%) SAP HANA
2 1 (3.70%) GIS
2 1 (3.70%) RDBMS
2 1 (3.70%) Relational Database
2 1 (3.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (22.22%) JIRA
2 3 (11.11%) AppScan
2 3 (11.11%) Burp Suite
2 3 (11.11%) Metasploit
General
1 11 (40.74%) Social Skills
2 7 (25.93%) Aerospace
2 7 (25.93%) Automotive
3 4 (14.81%) Legal
4 3 (11.11%) Law
5 2 (7.41%) Advertising
5 2 (7.41%) Finance
Job Titles
1 7 (25.93%) Information Specialist
1 7 (25.93%) Procurement Specialist
2 6 (22.22%) Delivery Manager
2 6 (22.22%) Network Delivery Manager
2 6 (22.22%) Network Manager
2 6 (22.22%) Network Operations Manager
2 6 (22.22%) Network Services Manager
2 6 (22.22%) Service Delivery Manager
2 6 (22.22%) Service Manager
3 3 (11.11%) Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Architect
3 3 (11.11%) Security Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Business Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Cloud Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Network Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Network Security Architect
4 2 (7.41%) Senior
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Architect
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Business Systems Analyst
5 1 (3.70%) Senior Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 14 (51.85%) Management Information System
2 6 (22.22%) Fibre Optics
3 4 (14.81%) Security Posture
4 2 (7.41%) Cloud Native
4 2 (7.41%) Derivative
4 2 (7.41%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (3.70%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (11.11%) Kali Linux
2 1 (3.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (59.26%) Continuous Improvement
1 16 (59.26%) Project Management
2 14 (51.85%) Innovative Thinking
3 7 (25.93%) Agile
3 7 (25.93%) Change Management
3 7 (25.93%) Information Management
3 7 (25.93%) User Stories
4 6 (22.22%) Asset Management
4 6 (22.22%) IT Asset Management
4 6 (22.22%) ITIL
4 6 (22.22%) ITSM
4 6 (22.22%) Service Delivery
4 6 (22.22%) Service Management
4 6 (22.22%) Strategic Planning
5 5 (18.52%) Risk Management
6 4 (14.81%) Cloud Security
6 4 (14.81%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
7 3 (11.11%) Ethical Hacking
7 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 27 (100.00%) Degree
2 15 (55.56%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (25.93%) Master's Degree
4 6 (22.22%) CISSP
5 3 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (11.11%) GIAC
5 3 (11.11%) GPEN
5 3 (11.11%) GWAPT
5 3 (11.11%) OSCP
6 2 (7.41%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 1 (3.70%) AWS Certification
7 1 (3.70%) CCNA
7 1 (3.70%) CCNP
7 1 (3.70%) CCSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) GDPR
1 1 (3.70%) HIPAA
Systems Management
1 3 (11.11%) Nessus
2 2 (7.41%) CASB
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) IBM
1 7 (25.93%) SAP
2 6 (22.22%) BMC
2 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 6 (22.22%) Remedy
3 3 (11.11%) Trustwave
4 2 (7.41%) Google
5 1 (3.70%) Cisco
5 1 (3.70%) Proofpoint