Finance Jobs in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Finance over the 3 months to 28 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

Financial UK / Northern Ireland
Location	3 months to 28 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	6	13	12
Rank change year-on-year	+7	-1
Permanent jobs citing Finance	40	18	31
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland	20.94%	11.61%	22.46%
As % of the General category	65.57%	51.43%	77.50%
Number of salaries quoted	29	14	16
Median salary	£47,500	£37,500	£33,750
Median salary % change year-on-year	+26.66%	+11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than	£29,300	£25,000	£21,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£55,000	£66,250	£37,500
UK excluding London median salary	£46,500	£45,000	£45,000
% change year-on-year	+3.33%	-

Finance is in the common skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for common skills.

General Skills Northern Ireland
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills	61	35	40
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland	31.94%	22.58%	28.99%
Number of salaries quoted	47	31	23
Median salary	£40,000	£35,000	£33,750
Median salary % change year-on-year	+14.28%	+3.70%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,600	£25,000	£23,600
10% offered a salary of more than	£57,000	£45,000	£55,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£45,000

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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Northern Ireland citing Finance as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the General category.

Job vacancy trend for Finance in Northern Ireland

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Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Finance in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Finance in Northern Ireland

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Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Finance in Northern Ireland over the 3 months to 28 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Finance in Northern Ireland

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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 Finance within the Northern Ireland region over the 3 months to 28 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
County Antrim	+6	30	£37,500	-	9
County Armagh	-	6	£55,000	-	1
County Tyrone	-	2	£40,000	-
County Down	-2	1	£55,000	+83.33%
Finance UK

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 28 June 2017, IT jobs citing Finance also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Northern Ireland region with a requirement for Finance.

1	28 (35.90%)	Java
2	23 (29.49%)	SQL
2	23 (29.49%)	Test Automation
3	22 (28.21%)	Microsoft
4	20 (25.64%)	Analytical Skills
5	19 (24.36%)	SDLC
5	19 (24.36%)	Agile Software Development
6	18 (23.08%)	QA
7	17 (21.79%)	Banking
8	16 (20.51%)	JIRA
8	16 (20.51%)	Cisco
8	16 (20.51%)	Stakeholder Management
9	15 (19.23%)	Degree
9	15 (19.23%)	Derivative
9	15 (19.23%)	Enterprise Software

9	15 (19.23%)	Test Scripting
10	14 (17.95%)	Manual Testing
10	14 (17.95%)	Non-Functional Testing
10	14 (17.95%)	Cucumber
10	14 (17.95%)	BDD
10	14 (17.95%)	Credit Derivative
11	13 (16.67%)	ISTQB
11	13 (16.67%)	ISEB
11	13 (16.67%)	Defect Tracking
12	12 (15.38%)	Active Directory
13	11 (14.10%)	ITIL
14	10 (12.82%)	VMware
15	9 (11.54%)	Service Delivery
15	9 (11.54%)	LAN
15	9 (11.54%)	WAN

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Co-occurring IT Skills in Northern Ireland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	7 (8.97%)	Skype for Business
2	3 (3.85%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
2	3 (3.85%)	Exchange Server 2007
2	3 (3.85%)	Exchange Server 2010
2	3 (3.85%)	Exchange Server 2013
2	3 (3.85%)	MS Exchange
3	2 (2.56%)	OpenStack
4	1 (1.28%)	Tomcat

Applications
1	4 (5.13%)	Microsoft Excel
2	3 (3.85%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
3	1 (1.28%)	Microsoft Office

Business Applications
1	4 (5.13%)	SAP IS-U
2	3 (3.85%)	SAP CO
2	3 (3.85%)	SAP FI
2	3 (3.85%)	SAP FI/CO
3	1 (1.28%)	SAP MM
3	1 (1.28%)	SAP SRM

Cloud Services
1	7 (8.97%)	Amazon AWS
1	7 (8.97%)	Google Cloud Platform

Communications & Networking
1	9 (11.54%)	LAN
1	9 (11.54%)	WAN
2	7 (8.97%)	VPN
3	5 (6.41%)	Firewall
3	5 (6.41%)	TCP/IP
4	4 (5.13%)	Network Security
5	3 (3.85%)	IP Telephony
6	2 (2.56%)	Cisco ASA
7	1 (1.28%)	Internet
7	1 (1.28%)	SAN
7	1 (1.28%)	VLAN

Database & Business Intelligence
1	7 (8.97%)	SQL Server
2	1 (1.28%)	Big Data
2	1 (1.28%)	MySQL
2	1 (1.28%)	RDBMS
2	1 (1.28%)	Relational Database

Development Applications
1	16 (20.51%)	JIRA
2	14 (17.95%)	Cucumber
3	4 (5.13%)	Selenium
4	3 (3.85%)	CruiseControl
4	3 (3.85%)	NUnit
5	1 (1.28%)	Maven

General
1	17 (21.79%)	Banking
2	7 (8.97%)	Telecoms
3	5 (6.41%)	Investment Banking
4	4 (5.13%)	Manufacturing
4	4 (5.13%)	Prime Brokerage
5	3 (3.85%)	Front Office
5	3 (3.85%)	General Ledger
5	3 (3.85%)	Retail
6	2 (2.56%)	Legal
7	1 (1.28%)	Back Office
7	1 (1.28%)	Billing

Job Titles
1	12 (15.38%)	Developer
2	11 (14.10%)	Analyst
3	7 (8.97%)	Infrastructure Engineer
3	7 (8.97%)	Senior Infrastructure Engineer
4	6 (7.69%)	Designer
5	5 (6.41%)	Architect
5	5 (6.41%)	Consultant
5	5 (6.41%)	Java Architect
5	5 (6.41%)	QA Engineer
6	4 (5.13%)	Java Developer
6	4 (5.13%)	Network Engineer
6	4 (5.13%)	Project Manager
6	4 (5.13%)	SAP Consultant
6	4 (5.13%)	Software Developer
6	4 (5.13%)	Test Engineer
7	3 (3.85%)	C# Developer
7	3 (3.85%)	Finance Project Manager
7	3 (3.85%)	SAP CO Consultant
7	3 (3.85%)	SAP FI Consultant
7	3 (3.85%)	SAP FI/CO Consultant

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	6 (7.69%)	HTML
2	5 (6.41%)	.NET
2	5 (6.41%)	AngularJS
2	5 (6.41%)	ASP.NET
3	4 (5.13%)	CSS
4	3 (3.85%)	ASP.NET MVC
4	3 (3.85%)	WCF
4	3 (3.85%)	Web Services
5	2 (2.56%)	jQuery
5	2 (2.56%)	Spring
6	1 (1.28%)	Hibernate
6	1 (1.28%)	JSON
6	1 (1.28%)	Middleware
6	1 (1.28%)	Oracle GoldenGate
6	1 (1.28%)	Spring MVC
6	1 (1.28%)	STL
6	1 (1.28%)	Twitter Bootstrap
6	1 (1.28%)	XML

Miscellaneous
1	20 (25.64%)	Analytical Skills
2	15 (19.23%)	Derivative
2	15 (19.23%)	Enterprise Software
3	14 (17.95%)	Credit Derivative
4	7 (8.97%)	Data Centre
4	7 (8.97%)	Fintech
4	7 (8.97%)	Hybrid Cloud
4	7 (8.97%)	Public Cloud
5	6 (7.69%)	Computer Science
6	3 (3.85%)	Blackberry
7	2 (2.56%)	Algorithms
8	1 (1.28%)	Driving Licence
8	1 (1.28%)	Fixed Income
8	1 (1.28%)	Internet of Things
8	1 (1.28%)	Private Cloud
8	1 (1.28%)	Robotics
8	1 (1.28%)	Smart Energy
8	1 (1.28%)	User Experience
8	1 (1.28%)	Video Conferencing
8	1 (1.28%)	Virtual Team

Operating Systems
1	8 (10.26%)	Unix
2	6 (7.69%)	Linux
3	5 (6.41%)	Windows
4	3 (3.85%)	Windows 10
4	3 (3.85%)	Windows 7
5	2 (2.56%)	Mac OS X
5	2 (2.56%)	Solaris
6	1 (1.28%)	Android
6	1 (1.28%)	Apple iOS

Processes & Methodologies
1	23 (29.49%)	Test Automation
2	19 (24.36%)	Agile Software Development
2	19 (24.36%)	SDLC
3	16 (20.51%)	Stakeholder Management
4	15 (19.23%)	Test Scripting
5	14 (17.95%)	BDD
5	14 (17.95%)	Manual Testing
5	14 (17.95%)	Non-Functional Testing
6	13 (16.67%)	Defect Tracking
7	11 (14.10%)	ITIL
8	9 (11.54%)	Continuous Improvement
8	9 (11.54%)	Service Delivery
9	8 (10.26%)	Software Engineering
10	6 (7.69%)	Financial Modelling
10	6 (7.69%)	ITSM
10	6 (7.69%)	Service Design
10	6 (7.69%)	Service Management
11	5 (6.41%)	ITIL V3
11	5 (6.41%)	Presales
11	5 (6.41%)	Root Cause Analysis

Programming Languages
1	28 (35.90%)	Java
2	23 (29.49%)	SQL
3	8 (10.26%)	C#
4	7 (8.97%)	JavaScript
5	6 (7.69%)	Python
6	3 (3.85%)	Bash Shell
6	3 (3.85%)	C++
6	3 (3.85%)	T-SQL
7	2 (2.56%)	C
7	2 (2.56%)	PowerShell
8	1 (1.28%)	PL/SQL
8	1 (1.28%)	Shell Script
8	1 (1.28%)	VBA

Qualifications
1	15 (19.23%)	Degree
2	13 (16.67%)	ISEB
2	13 (16.67%)	ISTQB
3	6 (7.69%)	CCNA
3	6 (7.69%)	Cisco Certification
4	3 (3.85%)	CCNP
4	3 (3.85%)	CISSP
4	3 (3.85%)	HNC
4	3 (3.85%)	HND
4	3 (3.85%)	MBA
4	3 (3.85%)	MCDST
4	3 (3.85%)	MCITP
4	3 (3.85%)	MCP
4	3 (3.85%)	MCSA
4	3 (3.85%)	Microsoft Certification
4	3 (3.85%)	PMI Certification
4	3 (3.85%)	PMP
4	3 (3.85%)	Security Cleared
5	2 (2.56%)	CCSA
5	2 (2.56%)	Check Point Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	18 (23.08%)	QA
2	2 (2.56%)	ISO/IEC 20000
2	2 (2.56%)	ISO/IEC 27001

System Software
1	12 (15.38%)	Active Directory
2	2 (2.56%)	KVM
2	2 (2.56%)	oVirt
2	2 (2.56%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	1 (1.28%)	Hyper-V

Systems Management
1	3 (3.85%)	Cisco CUCM
1	3 (3.85%)	ServiceCenter
2	2 (2.56%)	Ansible
2	2 (2.56%)	Puppet

Vendors
1	22 (28.21%)	Microsoft
2	16 (20.51%)	Cisco
3	10 (12.82%)	VMware
4	7 (8.97%)	Google
5	6 (7.69%)	HP
5	6 (7.69%)	SAP
6	3 (3.85%)	Apple
6	3 (3.85%)	Bloomberg
6	3 (3.85%)	Remedy
6	3 (3.85%)	Reuters
6	3 (3.85%)	SonicWALL
6	3 (3.85%)	Symantec
7	2 (2.56%)	CheckPoint
7	2 (2.56%)	Juniper
7	2 (2.56%)	Oracle
7	2 (2.56%)	Palo Alto
8	1 (1.28%)	Ariba
8	1 (1.28%)	Dell
8	1 (1.28%)	Sage