Microsoft Engineer Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Microsoft Engineer
UK > Northern Ireland

As of 14 April 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Microsoft Engineer salary in Northern Ireland.

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Microsoft Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £50,000 £47,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.38% +4.44% -25.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 846 253 489
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.77% 93.36% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 322 73 324
10th Percentile £26,250 £34,112 £30,000
25th Percentile £27,063 £40,221 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £87,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £99,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

Microsoft Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Microsoft Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Microsoft Engineer job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Microsoft Engineer
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for Microsoft Engineer job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Microsoft Engineer
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 Microsoft Engineer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 14 April 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 - 1 - -
Microsoft Engineer
UK

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 14 April 2026, Microsoft Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring Microsoft Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) Security Hardening
1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server

Microsoft Engineer Skill Set
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 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) VLAN
1 1 (100.00%) VoIP
1 1 (100.00%) VPN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Security Hardening
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft