Finance Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Financial
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Finance in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Finance over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 2 6
Rank change year-on-year -1 +4 +9
Permanent jobs citing Finance 142 63 85
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 15.30% 26.25% 16.13%
As % of the General category 29.28% 35.20% 29.31%
Number of salaries quoted 91 14 55
10th Percentile - £48,250 £32,050
25th Percentile £26,250 £50,000 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +37.50% -20.00%
75th Percentile £52,500 £67,125 £61,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,683 £90,000
UK median annual salary £67,500 £70,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -3.57% +12.00% -7.41%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

Finance falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 485 179 290
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 52.26% 74.58% 55.03%
Number of salaries quoted 175 36 173
10th Percentile - £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £37,500 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +10.00% -
75th Percentile £52,500 £70,625 £62,200
90th Percentile £75,000 £93,750 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

Finance
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Finance job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Finance
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Finance.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Finance

Finance
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Finance in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Finance in Northern Ireland

Finance
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 6 months to 16 May 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 0 121 £40,000 -27.27% 47
County Down -10 17 £70,000 - 5
Newry -3 15 £70,000 -
County Armagh - 1 - - 2
Finance
UK

Finance
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (3.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.41%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.41%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (2.11%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (0.70%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.70%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.70%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 9 (6.34%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (3.52%) Azure
2 5 (3.52%) OCI
2 5 (3.52%) Power Platform
3 4 (2.82%) Google Ads
4 2 (1.41%) Smartsheet
5 1 (0.70%) AWS
5 1 (0.70%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.70%) GCP
5 1 (0.70%) GitHub
5 1 (0.70%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (0.70%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.23%) Network Security
2 1 (0.70%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (3.52%) Power BI
2 2 (1.41%) Data Mining
2 2 (1.41%) Tableau
3 1 (0.70%) NoSQL
3 1 (0.70%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 2 (1.41%) JIRA
2 1 (0.70%) Git
2 1 (0.70%) Oracle APEX
General
1 47 (33.10%) Social Skills
2 25 (17.61%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (9.15%) Financial Institution
4 12 (8.45%) Legal
4 12 (8.45%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (4.93%) Advertising
6 6 (4.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 6 (4.23%) Marketing
7 4 (2.82%) Banking
7 4 (2.82%) Public Sector
8 3 (2.11%) Law
9 2 (1.41%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 42 (29.58%) Consultant
2 34 (23.94%) Recruitment Consultant
3 17 (11.97%) Analyst
4 12 (8.45%) Head of QA
4 12 (8.45%) Trainee
5 11 (7.75%) Developer
6 10 (7.04%) Trainee Consultant
6 10 (7.04%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
7 9 (6.34%) Lead
8 7 (4.93%) Applications Support
8 7 (4.93%) Financial Analyst
8 7 (4.93%) Lead Developer
8 7 (4.93%) Lead Software Developer
8 7 (4.93%) Software Developer
8 7 (4.93%) Technical Developer
8 7 (4.93%) Technical Leader
9 5 (3.52%) Architect
9 5 (3.52%) Junior
9 5 (3.52%) Oracle Functional Consultant
9 5 (3.52%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.82%) FIX Protocol
1 4 (2.82%) Node.js
2 1 (0.70%) AngularJS
2 1 (0.70%) LangChain
2 1 (0.70%) LlamaIndex
2 1 (0.70%) Next.js
2 1 (0.70%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.70%) React
2 1 (0.70%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 12 (8.45%) Analytical Mindset
1 12 (8.45%) Virtual Team
2 8 (5.63%) Podcast
2 8 (5.63%) Web Conferencing
3 6 (4.23%) Data Centre
3 6 (4.23%) Onboarding
4 4 (2.82%) Enterprise Software
5 2 (1.41%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.41%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (0.70%) AI Agents
6 1 (0.70%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.70%) Derivative
6 1 (0.70%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (0.70%) FMCG
6 1 (0.70%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.70%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.82%) Linux
1 4 (2.82%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (16.20%) Analytics
2 20 (14.08%) Change Management
3 19 (13.38%) Actionable Insight
3 19 (13.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 18 (12.68%) Mentoring
4 18 (12.68%) PRINCE2
5 17 (11.97%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (11.27%) Anti-Money Laundering
6 16 (11.27%) Decision-Making
7 15 (10.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (9.86%) Customer Experience
8 14 (9.86%) Project Management
8 14 (9.86%) Service Delivery
9 13 (9.15%) AI
9 13 (9.15%) ERP
9 13 (9.15%) Financial Modelling
9 13 (9.15%) Root Cause Analysis
10 12 (8.45%) Customer Service
10 12 (8.45%) Quality Management
10 12 (8.45%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.93%) SQL
2 4 (2.82%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.11%) Python
4 1 (0.70%) Java
4 1 (0.70%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 15 (10.56%) Degree
2 12 (8.45%) IRCA
3 8 (5.63%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (4.23%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.52%) PMI Certification
5 5 (3.52%) PMP
6 4 (2.82%) CIMA
7 2 (1.41%) ACCA
8 1 (0.70%) CAPM
8 1 (0.70%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.70%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.70%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (12.68%) QA
2 12 (8.45%) GDPR
2 12 (8.45%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.41%) PMO
4 1 (0.70%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (0.70%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (0.70%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.70%) Terraform
Vendors
1 8 (5.63%) Microsoft
2 6 (4.23%) Oracle
3 5 (3.52%) SAP
4 4 (2.82%) Google
5 3 (2.11%) Sage
6 1 (0.70%) Planview