TDD Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Test-Driven Development (TDD)
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring TDD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 44 40
Rank change year-on-year - -4 +13
Permanent jobs citing TDD 0 3 7
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland - 0.76% 2.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.91% 2.31%
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 6
10th Percentile - £40,250 £39,875
25th Percentile - £44,375 £49,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +3.29%
75th Percentile - £53,750 -
90th Percentile - - £66,250
UK median annual salary £69,500 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +2.96% +3.85% -7.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

TDD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 387 331 303
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 76.63% 83.59% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 169 107 218
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,112 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,875 £45,000 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £59,430 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.87% +18.86% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

TDD
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

TDD job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

TDD
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing TDD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing TDD