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David Elliott

Northern Ireland's tech, engineering and marketing workers enjoy 25% salary hike

Workers in the technology, engineering and marketing sectors in Northern Ireland have experienced the biggest hike in salaries over the last year, according to a new survey.

In a further sign that the labour market remains tight, average salaries for all workers jumped 5.6% in the year, just ahead of the UK average, recruitment company Hays said. However, for those in sectors where workers are in high demand, pay packets jumped by over a quarter on the year.

Electrical CAD (computer aided design) technicians and cyber security analysts were two jobs which jointly topped the table with a jump in average salaries of 26.7% each to £38,000 and £57,000 a year respectively. They were closely followed by marketing or CRM analysts which saw their salaries climb 25% to £35,000 and PR managers, also up 25% to an average of £40,000.

In a list of the top 20 roles which received the highest percentage increases, six were in engineering, four were in technology, three were in marketing and communications, three were in legal, two were in HR, one in production, supply chain & logistics and one in business support.

The picture was the same across the UK where technology and engineering roles dominated with seven of the top 20 highest salary increases accounted for with technology roles and five in engineering.

John Moore, Managing Director of Hays in Northern Ireland, said the race for talent may have eased slightly, but still remains strong.

“As demand for staff continues to increase, we have seen double digital salary growth across a range of industries,” he said. “This high demand paired with the squeeze for talent in certain sectors means that salary increases are likely to continue into the new year, though perhaps not at the same pace.

“Although salary is important and a competitive salary is clearly a good way to attract and maintain talent, we are increasingly seeing employees caring about other factors such as career progression, wellbeing, work life balance and hybrid working. People are motivated to work for organisations who prioritise social responsibility so we would encourage employers not to neglect these areas.”

Northern Ireland salary increases 2022

Industry

Salary (average 2022)

% Salary increase since 2021

1.

Electrical CAD Technician

Design Engineering (Manufacturing)

£38,000

26.7%

2.

Cyber Security Analyst

Technology (Cyber)

£57,000

26.7%

3.

Marketing Analyst/CRM Analyst

Marketing (Insight)

£35,000

25%

4.

PR Manager

PR &Internal Communications

£40,000

25%

5.

Import/Export Administrator

Business Support

£24,000

20%

6.

Design Engineer/Manager

Design Engineering (Manufacturing)

£50,000

19%

7.

Automation Engineer

Maintenance Engineering (Manufacturing)

£50,000

19%

8.

Aerodynamics Engineer

Design (Defence)

£65,000

18.2%

9.

Head of Legal

Public Sector – Legal

£65,000

18.2%

10.

Lead Data Engineer

Data & Advanced Analytics

£65,000

18.2%

11.

Chief Data Officer/Head of Data

Technology (Leadership)

£100,000

17.6%

12.

Senior Legal Advisor

Public Sector - Legal

£54,000

17.4%

13.

Head of Talent/Resourcing

HR (Recruitment and Resourcing)

£55,000

17%

14.

Engineering Director

Manufacturing (Defence)

£90,000

16.9%

15.

Training/L&D Advisor

HR (Learning and Development)

£35,000

16.7%

16.

Head of Projects/Change

Technology (Projects & Change)

£70,000

16.7%

17.

Newly Qualified Solicitor (1 year’s PQE)

Legal (In-house)

£32,000

16.4%

18.

Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Engineering (Manufacturing)

£52,000

15.6%

19.

Head of CRM

Marketing (Online & digital)

£75,000

15.4%

20.

Production Planner

Production, Supply Chain & Logistics

£32,000

14.3%

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