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 £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2025.

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

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 7 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 2.82% - 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.41% - 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £519 - -
25th Percentile £536 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - -20.00%
75th Percentile £606 - -
90th Percentile £658 - -
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £600
% change year-on-year +5.00% -16.67% +14.29%

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 205 174 154
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 82.66% 91.58% 90.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 87 83
10th Percentile £200 £152 £157
25th Percentile £325 £194 £305
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year +3.95% +18.75% -20.00%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £529
90th Percentile £626 £637 £635
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 25 10
10th Percentile £12.31 - £11.08
25th Percentile £13.59 £15.48 £11.63
Median hourly rate £15.33 £22.56 £13.69
Median % change year-on-year -32.05% +64.85% +24.69%
75th Percentile £16.75 £24.18 £15.48
90th Percentile £24.89 £40.25 £18.08
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £42.03 £44.50
% change year-on-year -40.16% -5.55% +71.15%

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
Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Data Analyst in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 10 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram 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 10 October 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 - 7 £588 - 1
Business Data Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, 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 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (71.43%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (57.14%) SQL
4 4 (57.14%) Python
4 4 (57.14%) Banking
4 4 (57.14%) Tableau
4 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
5 3 (42.86%) Derivative
5 3 (42.86%) Data Quality
5 3 (42.86%) Actionable Insight
5 3 (42.86%) Power BI
5 3 (42.86%) Equities
5 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (42.86%) Power Platform
5 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
5 3 (42.86%) Fixed Income
5 3 (42.86%) Data Modelling
6 2 (28.57%) Financial Institution
6 2 (28.57%) Regression Testing
6 2 (28.57%) Front Office
6 2 (28.57%) MiFID
6 2 (28.57%) Root Cause Analysis
6 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
6 2 (28.57%) Basel III
6 2 (28.57%) Investment Banking
7 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
7 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (14.29%) Statistical Analysis

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Tableau
2 3 (42.86%) Power BI
3 1 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (14.29%) Impala
3 1 (14.29%) KDB
3 1 (14.29%) Kdb+
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
2 6 (85.71%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (57.14%) Banking
4 3 (42.86%) Social Skills
5 2 (28.57%) Financial Institution
5 2 (28.57%) Front Office
5 2 (28.57%) Investment Banking
6 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Derivative
1 3 (42.86%) Equities
1 3 (42.86%) Fixed Income
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (14.29%) Credit Risk
2 1 (14.29%) Data Structures
2 1 (14.29%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) Actionable Insight
3 3 (42.86%) Data Modelling
3 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Regression Testing
4 2 (28.57%) Root Cause Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Visualisation
5 1 (14.29%) Agile
5 1 (14.29%) Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Change Management
5 1 (14.29%) Data Cleansing
5 1 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (14.29%) Project Management
5 1 (14.29%) Regulatory Compliance
5 1 (14.29%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Statistical Analysis
5 1 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 4 (57.14%) Python
1 4 (57.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) ISEB
1 1 (14.29%) Master's Degree
1 1 (14.29%) PMI Certification
1 1 (14.29%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) Data Quality
2 2 (28.57%) Basel III
2 2 (28.57%) MiFID
3 1 (14.29%) QA