Digital Innovation Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Digital Innovation
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Digital Innovation skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Permanent jobs citing Digital Innovation 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.60% - 0.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% - 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
UK median annual salary £72,000 £58,581 £62,250
% change year-on-year +22.91% -5.89% -0.40%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Digital Innovation 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 387 331 304
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 76.94% 83.59% 91.57%
Number of salaries quoted 169 108 219
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,112 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,875 £45,000 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,430 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.87% +18.86% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £69,125
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Digital Innovation
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Digital Innovation job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Digital Innovation
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Digital Innovation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Digital Innovation

Digital Innovation
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 Digital Innovation within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 12 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 - 3 £100,000 - 2
Digital Innovation
UK