Service Level Agreement (SLA)
UK > Northern Ireland
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for SLA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SLA over the 6 months to 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 83 | 72 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +14 | -11 | -17 |
| Permanent jobs citing SLA | 6 | 16 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 0.87% | 1.83% | 1.19% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 6.90% | 23.53% | 11.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 14 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £31,250 | £27,825 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,500 | £34,688 | £32,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £28,000 | £45,000 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -37.78% | +20.00% | +63.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £28,500 | £51,000 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £41,911 | - | £55,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £32,500 | £40,000 | £38,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.75% | +5.26% | -5.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Northern Ireland
SLA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 87 | 68 | 72 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 12.55% | 7.79% | 10.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 42 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £31,500 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,622 | £41,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,454 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.09% | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £60,375 | £60,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,875 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | +3.77% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings citing SLA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
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Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SLA in Northern Ireland.
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Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland
Salary distribution for jobs citing SLA in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.
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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 SLA within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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 | +20 | 6 | £28,000 | -44.00% | 4 |
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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: