Business Data Analyst Contracts in Northern Ireland

Business Data Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Business Data Analyst daily rate in Northern Ireland is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 July 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
5 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 24 -
Rank change year-on-year -8 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 6 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 2.96% 0.66% -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.37% 0.71% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 0
10th Percentile £518 - -
25th Percentile £525 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £325 -
Median % change year-on-year +80.77% - -
75th Percentile £606 £338 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +10.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 178 141 161
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.68% 92.76% 89.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 103 69 76
10th Percentile £196 £155 £168
25th Percentile £320 £183 £372
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £388 £425
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% -8.82% -5.56%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £504
90th Percentile £624 £655 £630
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 30 4
10th Percentile £13.93 - -
25th Percentile £14.78 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £15.50 £18.24 £14.96
Median % change year-on-year -15.02% +21.97% +17.29%
75th Percentile £22.75 £24.18 £16.81
90th Percentile £24.76 £40.25 £17.35
UK median hourly rate £26.39 £38.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -31.47% -10.47% +70.13%

Business Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Data Analyst in Northern Ireland

Business Data Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Data Analyst in Northern Ireland.

Daily rate trend for Business Data Analyst in Northern Ireland

Business Data 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 Business Data Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 5 July 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
County Antrim -11 6 £588 +80.77%
Business Data Analyst
UK

Business Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Business Data 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Business Data Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (66.67%) Banking
4 3 (50.00%) Fixed Income
4 3 (50.00%) SQL
4 3 (50.00%) Python
4 3 (50.00%) Tableau
4 3 (50.00%) Power BI
4 3 (50.00%) Data Analysis
4 3 (50.00%) Derivative
4 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (50.00%) Power Platform
4 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
5 2 (33.33%) Equities
5 2 (33.33%) Basel III
5 2 (33.33%) Investment Banking
5 2 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (33.33%) Data Quality
5 2 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
5 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
5 2 (33.33%) Financial Institution
5 2 (33.33%) Regression Testing
5 2 (33.33%) Front Office
5 2 (33.33%) MiFID
6 1 (16.67%) JIRA
6 1 (16.67%) QA
6 1 (16.67%) Credit Risk
6 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis

Business Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) Power BI
1 3 (50.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 5 (83.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Banking
4 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
5 2 (33.33%) Financial Institution
5 2 (33.33%) Front Office
5 2 (33.33%) Investment Banking
6 1 (16.67%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Derivative
1 3 (50.00%) Fixed Income
2 2 (33.33%) Equities
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (16.67%) Credit Risk
3 1 (16.67%) Data Structures
3 1 (16.67%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Analytical Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Change Management
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (16.67%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (16.67%) Statistical Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (50.00%) Python
1 3 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) ISEB
1 1 (16.67%) Master's Degree
1 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
1 1 (16.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Basel III
1 2 (33.33%) Data Quality
1 2 (33.33%) MiFID
2 1 (16.67%) QA