Business Analyst Contracts in County Antrim

Business Analyst (BA)
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in County Antrim is £348, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 17 11
Rank change year-on-year +1 -6 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 13 4 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in County Antrim 8.67% 3.08% 8.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.49% 3.25% 9.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 10
10th Percentile £251 £292 £231
25th Percentile £291 £308 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £348 £368 £438
Median % change year-on-year -5.44% -16.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £513 £425 £560
90th Percentile £678 - £627
Northern Ireland median daily rate £348 £368 £413
% change year-on-year -5.44% -10.91% -
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 - -
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £42.03 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title 137 123 151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.33% 94.62% 89.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 89 70 73
10th Percentile £154 £173 £161
25th Percentile £273 £313 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £450 £413
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +9.09% -
75th Percentile £530 £575 £500
90th Percentile £625 £650 £635
Northern Ireland median daily rate £410 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -8.89% +5.88% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 10 8
10th Percentile £14.38 £12.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £22.48 £12.44 £13.91
Median hourly rate £24.18 £15.75 £14.59
Median % change year-on-year +53.52% +7.93% +5.06%
75th Percentile £36.38 £16.12 £15.94
90th Percentile £73.24 £31.88 £16.87
Northern Ireland median hourly rate £24.18 £15.38 £14.59
% change year-on-year +57.22% +5.40% -15.80%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in County Antrim

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in County Antrim

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in County Antrim

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

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in County Antrim

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in County Antrim

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in County Antrim

Business Analyst
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 Analyst within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 3 May 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 +1 13 £348 -5.44% 6
Business Analyst
Northern Ireland

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

For the 6 months to 3 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 County Antrim region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (84.62%) Finance
2 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
3 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (53.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (38.46%) Microsoft
4 5 (38.46%) Data Analysis
5 4 (30.77%) Business Analysis
5 4 (30.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (23.08%) Banking
6 3 (23.08%) JIRA
6 3 (23.08%) Data Quality
6 3 (23.08%) Degree
6 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (23.08%) Critical Thinking
6 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
7 2 (15.38%) PMO
7 2 (15.38%) Regulatory Change
7 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
7 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
7 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (15.38%) SQL
7 2 (15.38%) Project Management
7 2 (15.38%) Financial Institution
7 2 (15.38%) Data Governance
7 2 (15.38%) Analytics
7 2 (15.38%) Target Operating Model
7 2 (15.38%) Internal Audit
7 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (15.38%) Derivative

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in County Antrim 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 (7.69%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (53.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (30.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (7.69%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) JIRA
General
1 11 (84.62%) Finance
2 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
3 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Banking
5 2 (15.38%) Financial Institution
6 1 (7.69%) Front Office
6 1 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (7.69%) Investment Banking
6 1 (7.69%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 2 (15.38%) Derivative
2 1 (7.69%) Algorithms
2 1 (7.69%) Fixed Income
2 1 (7.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (38.46%) Data Analysis
3 4 (30.77%) Business Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Critical Thinking
4 3 (23.08%) Decision-Making
5 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (15.38%) Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Data Governance
5 2 (15.38%) Internal Audit
5 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
5 2 (15.38%) Project Management
5 2 (15.38%) Regulatory Change
5 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
5 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (15.38%) Target Operating Model
6 1 (7.69%) Agile
6 1 (7.69%) Change Management
6 1 (7.69%) Data Modelling
6 1 (7.69%) Systems Analysis
6 1 (7.69%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (15.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) Data Quality
2 2 (15.38%) PMO
3 1 (7.69%) MiFID
3 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) Microsoft