Degree Jobs in Northern Ireland

Academic Degree
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 6 months leading up to 17 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 13 13
Rank change year-on-year +10 0 -7
Permanent jobs citing Degree 44 101 133
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 13.92% 13.69% 16.69%
As % of the Qualifications category 67.69% 43.53% 46.18%
Number of salaries quoted 8 33 33
10th Percentile £29,975 £22,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £43,438 £28,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £40,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +56.25% -13.04% -3.16%
75th Percentile £69,688 £53,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,250 £60,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,600 £52,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.15% -13.33% +14.29%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Northern Ireland

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 65 232 288
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 20.57% 31.44% 36.14%
Number of salaries quoted 20 76 66
10th Percentile £44,750 £27,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £55,313 £32,996 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £69,692 £45,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year +54.87% -2.17% -3.16%
75th Percentile £80,208 £60,000 £62,000
90th Percentile £94,375 £69,900 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,408 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.09% -9.32% +9.09%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Northern Ireland

Degree
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Salary trend for Degree in Northern Ireland

Degree
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Degree in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Degree in Northern Ireland

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 Degree within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 17 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 +9 37 £67,500 +68.75% 114
County Down -4 4 - - 4
County Tyrone +6 1 £50,000 +11.11% 6
County Armagh -3 1 - - 4
County Londonderry -6 1 £28,000 - 1
Newry - 1 - - 1
Degree
UK

Degree
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 (2.27%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (6.82%) Simulink
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (15.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (13.64%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.55%) Entra ID
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (4.55%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.27%) AWS
2 1 (2.27%) Azure
2 1 (2.27%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (2.27%) GCP
2 1 (2.27%) Google Workspace
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (2.27%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (13.64%) VLAN
1 6 (13.64%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (9.09%) Network Security
3 3 (6.82%) Wireshark
4 1 (2.27%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (15.91%) SAP HANA
2 1 (2.27%) GIS
2 1 (2.27%) Power BI
2 1 (2.27%) RDBMS
2 1 (2.27%) Relational Database
2 1 (2.27%) SAP BW
2 1 (2.27%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (13.64%) JIRA
2 3 (6.82%) AppScan
2 3 (6.82%) Burp Suite
2 3 (6.82%) Metasploit
General
1 14 (31.82%) Social Skills
2 10 (22.73%) Aerospace
3 7 (15.91%) Automotive
4 5 (11.36%) Legal
5 4 (9.09%) Manufacturing
6 3 (6.82%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (6.82%) Electronics
6 3 (6.82%) Law
6 3 (6.82%) Telecoms
7 2 (4.55%) Advertising
7 2 (4.55%) Finance
8 1 (2.27%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (2.27%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 7 (15.91%) Information Specialist
1 7 (15.91%) Procurement Specialist
2 6 (13.64%) Delivery Manager
2 6 (13.64%) Network Delivery Manager
2 6 (13.64%) Network Manager
2 6 (13.64%) Network Operations Manager
2 6 (13.64%) Network Services Manager
2 6 (13.64%) Service Delivery Manager
2 6 (13.64%) Service Manager
3 4 (9.09%) Analyst
3 4 (9.09%) Business Analyst
3 4 (9.09%) Consultant
4 3 (6.82%) Project Manager
4 3 (6.82%) Senior
4 3 (6.82%) ServiceNow Consultant
4 3 (6.82%) Systems Engineer
5 2 (4.55%) Cloud Architect
5 2 (4.55%) Network Architect
5 2 (4.55%) Network Security Architect
5 2 (4.55%) Security Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.55%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 13 (29.55%) Management Information System
2 6 (13.64%) Fibre Optics
3 3 (6.82%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (6.82%) Security Posture
4 2 (4.55%) Cloud Native
4 2 (4.55%) Credit Risk
4 2 (4.55%) Derivative
4 2 (4.55%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (2.27%) Biopharmaceutical
5 1 (2.27%) Data Structures
5 1 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.82%) Kali Linux
2 2 (4.55%) Windows
3 1 (2.27%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (59.09%) Computer Science
2 23 (52.27%) Project Management
3 18 (40.91%) Continuous Improvement
4 14 (31.82%) Innovative Thinking
5 10 (22.73%) Agile
6 9 (20.45%) Customer Service
6 9 (20.45%) ITIL
6 9 (20.45%) ITSM
6 9 (20.45%) Service Management
7 7 (15.91%) Change Management
7 7 (15.91%) Information Management
7 7 (15.91%) Risk Management
7 7 (15.91%) User Stories
8 6 (13.64%) Asset Management
8 6 (13.64%) IT Asset Management
8 6 (13.64%) Process Improvement
8 6 (13.64%) Service Delivery
8 6 (13.64%) Strategic Planning
9 4 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (9.09%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 3 (6.82%) JavaScript
1 3 (6.82%) MATLAB
2 2 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (29.55%) Computer Science Degree
2 7 (15.91%) Master's Degree
3 6 (13.64%) CISSP
3 6 (13.64%) HND
4 3 (6.82%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (6.82%) GIAC
4 3 (6.82%) GPEN
4 3 (6.82%) GWAPT
4 3 (6.82%) HNC
4 3 (6.82%) OSCP
5 2 (4.55%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 2 (4.55%) CCSP
5 2 (4.55%) PMP
6 1 (2.27%) AWS Certification
6 1 (2.27%) CCNA
6 1 (2.27%) CCNP
6 1 (2.27%) CEH
6 1 (2.27%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (2.27%) PMI Certification
6 1 (2.27%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.55%) ISO 9001
2 1 (2.27%) GDPR
2 1 (2.27%) GMP
2 1 (2.27%) HIPAA
2 1 (2.27%) NIST
2 1 (2.27%) NIST 800
2 1 (2.27%) QA
System Software
1 1 (2.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (6.82%) Nessus
2 2 (4.55%) CASB
3 1 (2.27%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 8 (18.18%) SAP
2 7 (15.91%) IBM
3 6 (13.64%) BMC
3 6 (13.64%) Remedy
4 5 (11.36%) Microsoft
5 3 (6.82%) ServiceNow
5 3 (6.82%) Trustwave
6 2 (4.55%) Google
7 1 (2.27%) Cisco
7 1 (2.27%) Proofpoint