The industry:
Employment in Ireland Indigenous sector
1993: 4,495
1995: 5,773
1997: 9,200
Overseas sector
1993: 4,448
1995: 6,011
1997: 9,100
Source: National Software Directorate
Salaries:
Starting annual salaries for degree-holders in 1998: £15,000 to £20,000, with most graduates getting £15,000 to £17,000. A few exceeded these figures.
Source: National Software Directorate
Third round cut-off points for ab initio degree courses 1998:
UCC: computer studies/ science 400*; business information systems 475*.
DIT: Business info system development 390
DCU: computer applications 420; ceim in airgeadas riomhaireacht agus fiontraiocht
415. Cork IT: computer applications 350; software development and computer networking 340. Carlow IT: computer networking 330.
Waterford IT: applied computing 330.
UCD: science 395*; computer science 445*.
NUI Galway: computing studies 370; information technology 440*.
Limerick IT: computer science 360.
UL: computer systems 385; language/computing 455; applied maths/computing 370; computer engineering 455; information technology 375.
TCD: computers/German 405; computers/French 455; computers/Irish 430; computer science 455; management science and information systems 490; engineering 420; computer science (evening) 310.
NUI Maynooth: computer science 370*. Portobello College (Dublin): computer science 300.
Certificate/diploma courses:
There is a wide variety of certificate and diploma courses in the computing area. Cut-off points were extremely accessible ranging from AQA (all qualified applicants) to the high 300s.
