Analyst Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Analyst daily rate in Northern Ireland is £430, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 11 4 11
Rank change year-on-year -7 +7 -10
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 23 48 17
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 10.31% 25.26% 9.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.30% 28.40% 10.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 32 6
10th Percentile £338 £162 £200
25th Percentile £377 £291 £238
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £425 £331
Median % change year-on-year +1.18% +28.30% -15.87%
75th Percentile £613 £578 £353
90th Percentile £625 £606 £397
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 3
10th Percentile £26.90 - £19.85
25th Percentile £32.75 £15.50 £25.44
Median hourly rate £33.50 £23.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.65% -38.67% +169.59%
75th Percentile £39.75 £24.50 £40.25
90th Percentile £74.40 £40.88 -
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £22.14 £16.32
% change year-on-year +3.88% +35.66% -10.53%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 187 169 167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.86% 88.95% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 99 84
10th Percentile £263 £193 £167
25th Percentile £378 £320 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £625 £575 £613
90th Percentile £694 £612 £675
UK median daily rate £518 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.50% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 17 33
10th Percentile £17.72 £13.93 -
25th Percentile £23.00 £14.78 £12.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 £15.50 £16.12
Median % change year-on-year +119.35% -3.85% +7.79%
75th Percentile £53.75 £22.75 £24.18
90th Percentile - £24.76 £38.58
UK median hourly rate £43.00 £27.38 £37.50
% change year-on-year +57.08% -27.00% -12.79%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Analyst job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 24 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Northern Ireland

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 24 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Northern Ireland

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 24 June 2026. 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
County Antrim -5 22 £430 +1.18% 27
Analyst
UK

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 24 June 2026, Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (21.74%) Decision-Making
2 5 (21.74%) Degree
2 5 (21.74%) EMIR
2 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (21.74%) SQL
3 4 (17.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (17.39%) Process Improvement
3 4 (17.39%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (13.04%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (13.04%) Analytics
4 3 (13.04%) Change Management
4 3 (13.04%) MiFID
4 3 (13.04%) MS Visio
4 3 (13.04%) Validation
5 2 (8.70%) Actionable Customer Insight
5 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (8.70%) Computer Science
5 2 (8.70%) Customer Insight
5 2 (8.70%) Data Analysis
5 2 (8.70%) Data Engineering
5 2 (8.70%) Data Quality
5 2 (8.70%) Economics
5 2 (8.70%) ETL
5 2 (8.70%) JIRA
5 2 (8.70%) Master's Degree
5 2 (8.70%) Power BI

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 (8.70%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.35%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (21.74%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (17.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (13.04%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.35%) Power Automate
2 1 (4.35%) PowerApps
2 1 (4.35%) Snowflake
2 1 (4.35%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) Power BI
2 1 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (4.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (4.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (4.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
General
1 16 (69.57%) Finance
2 9 (39.13%) Banking
3 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
4 6 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (13.04%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (8.70%) Investment Banking
7 1 (4.35%) Financial Institution
7 1 (4.35%) Legal
7 1 (4.35%) Manufacturing
7 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.35%) XML
1 1 (4.35%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.04%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (4.35%) e-Learning
2 1 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.35%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.35%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 1 (4.35%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.35%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (21.74%) Decision-Making
3 4 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (17.39%) Process Improvement
3 4 (17.39%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (13.04%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (13.04%) Analytics
4 3 (13.04%) Change Management
4 3 (13.04%) Validation
5 2 (8.70%) Actionable Customer Insight
5 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (8.70%) Customer Insight
5 2 (8.70%) Data Analysis
5 2 (8.70%) Data Engineering
5 2 (8.70%) Economics
5 2 (8.70%) ETL
5 2 (8.70%) Programme Management
5 2 (8.70%) Project Governance
5 2 (8.70%) Regulatory Compliance
5 2 (8.70%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (21.74%) SQL
2 2 (8.70%) Python
3 1 (4.35%) C#
3 1 (4.35%) R
3 1 (4.35%) T-SQL
3 1 (4.35%) VB
Qualifications
1 5 (21.74%) Degree
2 2 (8.70%) Master's Degree
3 1 (4.35%) HNC
3 1 (4.35%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (21.74%) EMIR
2 3 (13.04%) MiFID
3 2 (8.70%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) CheckPoint
2 1 (4.35%) CrowdStrike
2 1 (4.35%) Salesforce