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Jobs in Belfast

The jobs employers in Belfast advertise most, what they pay, and the kinds of work Belfast has more of than the rest of the UK.

New job adverts a quarter13,000on average, July 2025 to June 2026
Jobs advertised406 of 412occupations had at least one advert in the year

Most advertised jobs

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

The 25 jobs with the most new adverts in Belfast, as a quarterly average over the last year. Change is on the year before. Pay is typical full-time pay in Northern Ireland, or across the UK where ONS publishes no regional figure.

  1. 1Software developer464 a quarter↑ 26%£56,900 UK
  2. 2Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks370 a quarter↑ 14%£31,600 UK
  3. 3Business development manager309 a quarter↑ 39%£57,600 UK
  4. 4Other administrative occupations n.e.c.274 a quarter↓ 18%£28,300 UK
  5. 5IT support technician265 a quarter↑ 3.7%£35,100 UK
  6. 6Sales assistant249 a quarter↓ 3.3%£25,100 UK
  7. 7Business sales executives228 a quarter↑ 30%£37,900 UK
  8. 8Business and financial project management professionals218 a quarter↑ 14%£59,800 UK
  9. 9Systems analyst216 a quarter↑ 22%£60,300 UK
  10. 9Human resources officer216 a quarter↑ 14%£35,200 UK
  11. 11Kitchen and catering assistants200 a quarter↓ 10%£22,900 UK
  12. 12Customer service occupations n.e.c.180 a quarter↑ 1.3%£27,800 UK
  13. 13Care worker160 a quarter↓ 4.8%£27,500 UK
  14. 14Chefs151 a quarter↓ 15%£30,000 UK
  15. 15Solicitor150 a quarter↑ 35%£57,000 UK
  16. 16IT managers146 a quarter↑ 24%£56,400 UK
  17. 17Warehouse operatives143 a quarter↓ 11%£27,800 UK
  18. 18Delivery drivers and couriers141 a quarter↑ 15%£27,900 UK
  19. 19Business analyst140 a quarter↑ 1.2%£53,300 UK
  20. 19Maintenance fitter140 a quarter↑ 25%£40,800 UK
  21. 21Financial administrative occupations n.e.c.138 a quarter↑ 19%£29,000 UK
  22. 22Human resource managers and directors137 a quarter↑ 20%£57,500 UK
  23. 23Cleaner128 a quarter↓ 8.9%£24,100 UK
  24. 24Financial managers and directors125 a quarter↑ 4.4%£76,400 UK
  25. 25Financial adviser124 a quarter↑ 33%£50,300 UK

What Belfast has more of

ONS · online job adverts · July 2025 to June 2026

Jobs that make up a bigger share of adverts in Belfast than across the UK. Legal secretary adverts are 4.0 times as common.

Share of adverts compared with the UKSame as UK (1×)
Legal secretary4.0×
Chartered and certified accountants3.9×
Finance officer2.9×
Chief executives and senior officials2.6×
Conservation professionals2.5×
Civil engineers2.5×
Accounting technician2.4×
Software developer2.3×
Construction and building trades n.e.c.2.3×
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks2.2×
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Same as UK (1×)
Legal secretary4.0×
Chartered and certified accountants3.9×
Finance officer2.9×
Chief executives and senior officials2.6×
Conservation professionals2.5×
Civil engineers2.5×
Accounting technician2.4×
Software developer2.3×
Construction and building trades n.e.c.2.3×
Book-keepers, payroll managers and wages clerks2.2×
Only jobs with at least 40 adverts in Belfast over the year are shown.

Nearby areas

All areas in Northern Ireland

Sources

Job adverts, what Belfast has more of
ONS, online job adverts by local authority (Textkernel), July 2025 to June 2026. An official statistic in development; counts are new online adverts, not every vacancy. Quarters ONS withheld are left out of averages.
Typical pay
ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, full-time employees

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.