Analytical Thinking Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Analytical Thinking
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 25 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs citing Analytical Thinking 1 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 0.47% 3.45% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.58% 3.65% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £317 -
25th Percentile £425 £342 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £394 -
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% - -
75th Percentile £475 £455 -
90th Percentile - £486 -
UK median daily rate £520 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £32.13 -
UK median hourly rate £17.66 £35.25 £24.65
% change year-on-year -49.90% +43.00% -34.14%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Analytical Thinking 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 Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 172 137 140
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 80.37% 94.48% 80.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 63 79
10th Percentile £260 £143 £209
25th Percentile £400 £213 £298
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £325 £500
Median % change year-on-year +42.31% -35.00% +12.68%
75th Percentile £538 £522 £600
90th Percentile £638 £585 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 16 19
10th Percentile £12.31 £22.50 -
25th Percentile £14.64 £24.18 £12.25
Median hourly rate £26.11 £26.59 £15.38
Median % change year-on-year -1.81% +72.89% -0.77%
75th Percentile £53.75 £54.86 £21.14
90th Percentile - £78.47 £25.20
UK median hourly rate £25.77 £32.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year -21.46% -6.26% -

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Analytical Thinking job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Analytical Thinking
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Analytical Thinking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Analytical Thinking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
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 Analytical Thinking within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 22 February 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 -10 1 £450 +14.29% 1
Analytical Thinking
UK

Analytical Thinking
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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft