IT Jobs in Belfast
Northern Ireland is the smallest part of the United Kingdom and was once considered as one of the poorest regions. But in the last 16-17 years the economy of Belfast (capital of Northern Ireland) has grown faster than any other region of UK and this rapid growth of Belfast's economy has been fuelled by the knowledge revolution and the development of the high tech sector.
The information and technology market (IT) is now one of the fastest growing sectors in Northern Ireland and has been a major force behind the upliftment of the economic condition of the province. The high tech manufacturing sector now accounts for 85 per cent of the region's GDP and generates more than 90 percent of jobs in fields like telecommunications, software, and information sectors. And with the increasing demand for IT professionals in all industrial sectors of the region The scope of IT jobs in Belfast has been increased rapidly in the recent years. The rate of employment in IT jobs in Belfast has been boosted up by the investment of more than 100 American companies in Northern Ireland. Big companies like Nortel Networks, Allstate, Skillsoft, Seagate Technology, Liberty Mutual, Raytheon, and Allen Systems Group has created more than 4000 new jobs in Belfast in recent times.
The higher educational institutions of Northern Ireland have also helped immensely in creating a strong workforce in the information technology sector. Northern Ireland’s universities like Queens and University of Ulster now produce a high percentage of IT qualified students who are employed in various types of IT jobs in Belfast.
Posts offered: In IT companies
- Junior software developer
- Security software engineer
- J2EE developer
- Software tester
- Java developer
- Software engineer
- Software developer
- Project manager
- VB and database developer
- Embedded software engineer
- Systems security engineer
- IT systems analyst
In financial institutions (banks, insurance, e business firms, tax consultancy firms):
- Business analyst
- Financial analyst
- Website developer
- Website designer
- IT consultant
- Tax consultants
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