Data Entry Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Data Entry
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Data Entry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 - 45
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Data Entry 5 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.01% - 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.31% - 0.70%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £23,525
25th Percentile £18,500 - £23,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £19,000 - £25,250
75th Percentile £19,500 - £27,063
90th Percentile - - £27,175
UK median annual salary £30,000 £27,500 £25,126
% change year-on-year +9.09% +9.45% -45.97%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Data Entry 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 382 347 285
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 76.86% 81.84% 92.53%
Number of salaries quoted 168 120 207
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,112 £29,994
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,715 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.27% +20.64% -1.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £68,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Data Entry
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Data Entry job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Data Entry
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Data Entry.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Data Entry

Data Entry
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 Data Entry within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 1 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 - 5 £19,000 - 4
Data Entry
UK

Data Entry
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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Data Entry Assistant
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Accounts Payable
1 3 (60.00%) Invoice Processing
1 3 (60.00%) Time Management
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Sage