Business Analysis Contract Job Trends in County Antrim

Business Analysis
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in County Antrim requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 32 16
Rank change year-on-year +6 -16 +16
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 10 1 10
As % of all contract jobs in County Antrim 4.20% 0.60% 7.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.65% 0.75% 8.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 7
10th Percentile £312 - £284
25th Percentile £513 - £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £300 £325
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% -7.69% -38.10%
75th Percentile £606 - £394
90th Percentile £607 - £443
Northern Ireland median daily rate £525 £300 £325
% change year-on-year +75.00% -7.69% -38.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £51.80 - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £51.80 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
County Antrim

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in County Antrim.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 215 134 123
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim 90.34% 80.24% 87.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 58 70
10th Percentile £265 £144 £206
25th Percentile £325 £164 £296
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £400
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +12.50% -19.15%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £531
90th Percentile £635 £633 £626
Northern Ireland median daily rate £475 £463 £413
% change year-on-year +2.70% +12.12% -15.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 16 9
10th Percentile £12.31 £21.19 £11.08
25th Percentile £14.78 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £17.30 £24.18 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -28.45% +79.64% +27.01%
75th Percentile £25.15 £28.20 £16.00
90th Percentile - £42.00 £18.15
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £17.30 £24.18 £13.46
% change year-on-year -28.45% +79.64% +27.01%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in County Antrim.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Business Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in County Antrim

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in County Antrim over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analysis in County Antrim

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Business Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in County Antrim citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Contract Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 3 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Belfast +9 10 £525 +75.00% 6
Business Analysis
Northern Ireland

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (70.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (40.00%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (40.00%) MS Visio
3 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Lucidchart
Development Applications
1 5 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 8 (80.00%) Finance
2 6 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (60.00%) Banking
3 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (30.00%) Presentation Skills
5 2 (20.00%) Financial Institution
5 2 (20.00%) Front Office
6 1 (10.00%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (10.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 7 (70.00%) Analyst
2 5 (50.00%) Business Analyst
3 3 (30.00%) Data Analyst
3 3 (30.00%) Senior
3 3 (30.00%) Senior Analyst
3 3 (30.00%) Senior Data Analyst
4 2 (20.00%) Market Risk Analyst
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Analyst
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Data Analyst
4 2 (20.00%) Senior Risk Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Business Data Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Credit Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Credit Risk Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Lead
5 1 (10.00%) Senior Credit Risk Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) SQL Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) SQL Data Analyst
5 1 (10.00%) Team Leader
5 1 (10.00%) Transformation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Market Risk
2 2 (20.00%) Data Structures
2 2 (20.00%) Equities
3 1 (10.00%) Credit Risk
3 1 (10.00%) Derivative
3 1 (10.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (10.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) Data Analysis
2 7 (70.00%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (60.00%) Change Management
4 5 (50.00%) Agile
4 5 (50.00%) Project Management
5 4 (40.00%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (20.00%) Business Process Modelling
6 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
6 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
6 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (10.00%) Acceptance Criteria
7 1 (10.00%) Business Impact Analysis
7 1 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
7 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
7 1 (10.00%) Impact Analysis
7 1 (10.00%) Model Validation
7 1 (10.00%) Regulatory Change
7 1 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (10.00%) Technical Leadership
7 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 4 (40.00%) SQL
2 3 (30.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (40.00%) Master's Degree
3 3 (30.00%) ISEB
3 3 (30.00%) PMI Certification
3 3 (30.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (10.00%) GDPR
2 1 (10.00%) MiFID
Vendors
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (10.00%) Salesforce