Business Analyst Contracts in Belfast

Business Analyst (BA)
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Belfast is £320, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 19 11
Rank change year-on-year +3 -8 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 14 4 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 9.52% 3.23% 7.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.37% 3.42% 8.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 10
10th Percentile £255 £292 £231
25th Percentile £300 £308 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £320 £368 £438
Median % change year-on-year -12.93% -16.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £463 £425 £560
90th Percentile £673 - £627
County Antrim median daily rate £320 £368 £438
% change year-on-year -12.93% -16.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £35.24 - -
25th Percentile £36.92 - -
Median hourly rate £42.03 - -
75th Percentile £48.32 - -
90th Percentile £50.71 - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £42.03 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Belfast with a recognized job title 135 117 147
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 94.35% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 72 72
10th Percentile £155 £173 £166
25th Percentile £273 £309 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £450 £419
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +7.46% -
75th Percentile £530 £575 £504
90th Percentile £625 £650 £636
County Antrim median daily rate £410 £450 £419
% change year-on-year -8.89% +7.46% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 8
10th Percentile £22.50 - £13.29
25th Percentile £22.92 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £26.59 £14.19 £14.59
Median % change year-on-year +87.45% -2.79% +16.74%
75th Percentile £48.32 £16.12 £15.94
90th Percentile £78.47 - £16.87
County Antrim median hourly rate £24.18 £15.75 £14.59
% change year-on-year +53.52% +7.93% +5.06%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Belfast

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Belfast.

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Belfast

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Belfast over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Belfast

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Belfast.

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Belfast

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Belfast region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (85.71%) Finance
2 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
3 8 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
5 5 (35.71%) Microsoft
5 5 (35.71%) Data Analysis
5 5 (35.71%) Business Analysis
6 4 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (28.57%) Degree
6 4 (28.57%) Decision-Making
7 3 (21.43%) Critical Thinking
7 3 (21.43%) Banking
7 3 (21.43%) Data Quality
7 3 (21.43%) JIRA
7 3 (21.43%) Project Management
7 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
7 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
8 2 (14.29%) Agile
8 2 (14.29%) Financial Institution
8 2 (14.29%) SQL
8 2 (14.29%) Derivative
8 2 (14.29%) Analytics
8 2 (14.29%) Target Operating Model
8 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
8 2 (14.29%) Operations Management
8 2 (14.29%) Internal Audit
8 2 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
8 2 (14.29%) PMO

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (28.57%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (7.14%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (21.43%) JIRA
General
1 12 (85.71%) Finance
2 9 (64.29%) Social Skills
3 8 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (21.43%) Banking
5 2 (14.29%) Financial Institution
6 1 (7.14%) Front Office
6 1 (7.14%) General Ledger
6 1 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (7.14%) Investment Banking
6 1 (7.14%) Legal
6 1 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Derivative
2 1 (7.14%) Algorithms
2 1 (7.14%) Fixed Income
2 1 (7.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (7.14%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (35.71%) Business Analysis
2 5 (35.71%) Data Analysis
3 4 (28.57%) Decision-Making
4 3 (21.43%) Critical Thinking
4 3 (21.43%) Project Management
4 3 (21.43%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (14.29%) Agile
5 2 (14.29%) Analytical Thinking
5 2 (14.29%) Analytics
5 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
5 2 (14.29%) Internal Audit
5 2 (14.29%) Operations Management
5 2 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 2 (14.29%) Regulatory Change
5 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 2 (14.29%) Target Operating Model
6 1 (7.14%) Business Strategy
6 1 (7.14%) Data Collection
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (21.43%) Data Quality
2 2 (14.29%) PMO
3 1 (7.14%) MiFID
3 1 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (35.71%) Microsoft