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ICT Careers

Information Technology is a fast moving and dynamic industry sector.

IT professionals with the right skills are very much in demand in today's world. The industry continues to need bright people who want to take the initiative, whether it be in reinventing business processes or developing new and complicated software. Apart from the really technical roles, working in the IT industry is all about people. Employers are particularly interested in people with problem solving skills, who are strong communicators and have the ability to work in teams.

The opportunities for career advancement, self development and financial reward are excellent."

Job Roles: "There is such a wide range of job roles in IT that it is likely you could find a job that would suit you, whatever your background. Different jobs have very different skills requirements, so it is almost impossible to generalise. However, most jobs, particularly the ones where you are working with customers, will need good interpersonal skills, team working and problem solving ability.

IT jobs all have some technical content, ranging from the deep technical skills of a software developer through to roles that may need much less detailed knowledge - for example, in some project management roles, communication, organisation and the ability to gather together the people who do have technical knowledge may be more important than what you know yourself.

Different companies may also require different levels of business / technical / personal skills for the various role. Click on the job titles below for more on some of the different job roles available: Software Developer Business Analyst Software Tester Web Designer

Northern Ireland Software Industry - Salaries

The following gives an indication of typical salaries for some roles within the software industry, taken from information provided by Momentum, the ICT Trade Association. Companies and opportunities, of course vary widely and the software industry is a great place for exceptional individuals to be very successful.