Data Engineering
UK > Northern Ireland
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Data Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 51 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -2 | +50 |
| Permanent jobs citing Data Engineering | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland | - | 0.20% | 1.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 0.25% | 1.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £70,000 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.45% | - | -6.45% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland
Data Engineering 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 | 293 | 393 | 346 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 89.88% | 79.39% | 92.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 140 | 197 | 264 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £33,500 | £29,823 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £45,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £60,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +20.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,500 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,250 | £93,000 | £76,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | - |
Data Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Data Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Data Engineering
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Data Engineering.
