IT & Technology

IT & Technology Salary Guide for 2024

Accurate commentary for salary reviews, recruitment of staff, and retention of key talent is now absolutely essential. Published in February 2024, we have created our most comprehensive and up-to-date guide on pay and reward in the Northern Ireland marketplace.

The tables below provide guidance on basic salary levels for a range of positions. No consideration of benefits, bonuses, or other emoluments is included in these ranges. The information has been summarised by the IT & Technology Recruitment team at Abacus Careers and is based upon salary information provided by candidates in-post throughout 2023.

Just scroll left and right to view salary tables for Software Development and Infrastructure based jobs.

Software


Object Orientated Development (Java, C#, Python) Front end/Web Mobile (ios, Android) IT Contractors NI based QA Miscellaneous
Object Orientated Development (Java, C#, .Net) Salary
Level Average Low High
Graduate Developer £ 26,000 £ 23,000 £ 30,000
1-2 years £ 32,000 £ 28,000 £ 36,000
3-4 years £ 45,000 £ 35,000 £ 50,000
5-6 years £ 60,000 £ 55,000 £ 75,000
7 years + £ 75,000 £ 70,000 £ 85,000
Engineering Manager £ 75,000 £ 70,000 £ 85,000
Architect £ 90,000 £ 80,000 £100,000

Infrastructure


IT Support Network Engineers Security Engineers (cyber/information) Cloud Systems Administrator
Salary
Average Low High
1st Line £ 26,000 £ 23,000 £ 28,000
2nd Line £ 30,000 £ 27,000 £ 35,000
3rd Line £ 50,000 £ 45,000 £ 55,000
Infrastructure Engineer £ 55,000 £ 50,000 £ 65,000
Infrastructure Architect £ 80,000 £ 70,000 £ 90,000

Data and Analytics


Data Analyst Data Engineer Data Scientist Data – Other Power BI Developer
Data Analyst Salary
Level Average Low High
Grad £ 23,000 £ 21,000 £ 25,000
1-3 years £ 32,000 £ 26,000 £ 35,000
3-5 years £ 40,000 £ 36,000 £ 50,000
5 years + £ 55,000 £ 50,000 £ 60,000

For further advice or perspective on the information provided please contact one of the I.T. Recruitment team who will be glad to assist.

Finally, please reference the range and role of benefits on offer when considering the issue of reward. Make sure to visit our associated page ‘Benefits & Total Reward’ which features an example of the financial impact benefits can make.

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