Business Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Business Data Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Business Data Analyst daily rate in Northern Ireland is £690, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 29 27
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 0.43% 0.61% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.65% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £670 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £690 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - -32.53%
75th Percentile £710 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £575
% change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £35.25 -
UK median hourly rate - £35.25 -

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 196 153 154
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.12% 92.73% 95.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 72 94
10th Percentile £273 £148 £181
25th Percentile £372 £203 £296
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £325 £450
Median % change year-on-year +42.31% -27.78% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £588
90th Percentile £626 £599 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 20 16
10th Percentile £12.44 £15.48 £11.55
25th Percentile £14.65 £22.50 £13.76
Median hourly rate £24.00 £24.18 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year -0.74% +50.56% +15.21%
75th Percentile £53.75 £38.22 £18.19
90th Percentile - £64.10 £23.54
UK median hourly rate £26.30 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -19.08% -23.53% +21.43%

Business Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Business Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Business Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies 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 15 January 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 -1 1 £690 -
Business Data Analyst
UK

Business Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Business Data 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 Business Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Impala
1 1 (100.00%) KDB
1 1 (100.00%) Kdb+
1 1 (100.00%) Pandas
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation

Business Data 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (100.00%) Impala
1 1 (100.00%) KDB
1 1 (100.00%) Kdb+
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Equities
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Task Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality