IFRS Job Trends in Northern Ireland

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring IFRS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 55 -
Rank change year-on-year +18 - -
Permanent jobs citing IFRS 2 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.65% 0.40% -
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 3.92% 2.60% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 - -
75th Percentile £53,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £70,000 £82,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -15.15% +26.92% -7.14%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northern Ireland

IFRS falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 51 77 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 16.45% 15.25% 10.20%
Number of salaries quoted 18 22 34
10th Percentile - £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £27,500 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,500 £67,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.85% +35.00% +28.93%
75th Percentile £88,124 £71,250 £60,375
90th Percentile £132,500 £91,500 £76,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -4.17% +7.14%

IFRS
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for IFRS in Northern Ireland

IFRS
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 IFRS within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 30 September 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 +16 2 £52,500 - 1
IFRS
UK

IFRS
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Finance Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) B2B
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
1 2 (100.00%) Degree