Data Analysis Contracts in Northern Ireland

Data Analysis
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Data Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 23 25
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 +5
Contract jobs citing Data Analysis 13 2 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 7.69% 1.41% 3.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.39% 1.87% 3.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 2 4
10th Percentile £325 £323 £421
25th Percentile £388 £338 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £375 £530
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% -29.25% +70.97%
75th Percentile £608 £413 £594
90th Percentile £688 £428 £628
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £84.75 - -
Median hourly rate £89.50 - -
75th Percentile £94.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £29.07 £29.00 £31.27
% change year-on-year +0.24% -7.26% -10.66%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Data Analysis 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 155 107 151
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 91.72% 75.35% 76.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 53 76
10th Percentile £155 £224 £163
25th Percentile £311 £375 £267
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £550 £425
Median % change year-on-year -22.73% +29.41% -1.73%
75th Percentile £551 £625 £521
90th Percentile £625 £675 £638
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 20 14
10th Percentile £13.50 - £13.40
25th Percentile £18.63 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £24.18 £14.19 £15.25
Median % change year-on-year +70.46% -6.98% -3.11%
75th Percentile £44.65 £23.54 £16.78
90th Percentile £78.47 £31.88 £18.12
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.05 £36.00
% change year-on-year -22.32% +0.13% +40.19%

Data Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings citing Data Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analysis in Northern Ireland

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Daily rate trend for Data Analysis in Northern Ireland

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Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analysis in Northern Ireland

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in Northern Ireland.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analysis in Northern Ireland

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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 Data Analysis within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 16 May 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 +1 13 £550 +46.67% 20
Data Analysis
UK

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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:

Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (7.69%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 3 (23.08%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (30.77%) Tableau
2 3 (23.08%) Power BI
3 2 (15.38%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 11 (84.62%) Finance
2 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
3 7 (53.85%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (46.15%) Banking
5 4 (30.77%) Front Office
6 3 (23.08%) Financial Institution
7 2 (15.38%) Investment Banking
8 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (84.62%) Analyst
2 6 (46.15%) Data Analyst
3 5 (38.46%) Business Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Business Data Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Market Risk Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Risk Analyst
4 2 (15.38%) Risk Data Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Credit Risk Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Data Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Derivatives Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Finance Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Financial Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Financial Services Business Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Lead
5 1 (7.69%) Senior
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Credit Risk Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Senior Risk Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) SQL Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) SQL Data Analyst
5 1 (7.69%) Tableau Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Market Risk
2 2 (15.38%) Derivative
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (7.69%) Credit Risk
3 1 (7.69%) Data Structures
3 1 (7.69%) Fixed Income
3 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 1 (7.69%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (30.77%) Business Analysis
2 4 (30.77%) Project Management
3 3 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
3 3 (23.08%) Change Management
3 3 (23.08%) Critical Thinking
3 3 (23.08%) Data Governance
4 2 (15.38%) Agile
4 2 (15.38%) Analytics
4 2 (15.38%) Internal Audit
4 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
4 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
4 2 (15.38%) Risk Management
4 2 (15.38%) Target Operating Model
4 2 (15.38%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (7.69%) Data Management
5 1 (7.69%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (7.69%) Stress Testing
5 1 (7.69%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) SQL
2 3 (23.08%) Python
3 1 (7.69%) R
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Degree
1 2 (15.38%) Master's Degree
2 1 (7.69%) ISEB
2 1 (7.69%) PMI Certification
2 1 (7.69%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (38.46%) Data Quality
2 2 (15.38%) PMO
3 1 (7.69%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft