Data Business Analyst Contracts in Northern Ireland

Data Business Analyst (Data BA)
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Data Business Analyst (Data BA) daily rate in Northern Ireland is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 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
4 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Business Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.88% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.04% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £363 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £388 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £475 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -13.64% -4.35% +9.52%

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 192 133 152
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.21% 91.10% 88.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 68 72
10th Percentile £227 £154 £172
25th Percentile £325 £200 £384
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £413 £425
Median % change year-on-year +14.55% -2.94% -10.53%
75th Percentile £575 £591 £527
90th Percentile £619 £650 £620
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -0.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 26 7
10th Percentile £12.48 £13.63 £12.38
25th Percentile £13.60 - £13.23
Median hourly rate £15.19 £15.48 £13.91
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% +11.29% +26.68%
75th Percentile £15.50 £24.18 £15.21
90th Percentile £24.50 £36.06 £16.99
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.00
% change year-on-year -41.51% - +67.45%

Data Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Business Analyst in Northern Ireland

Data Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Daily rate trend for Data Business Analyst in Northern Ireland

Data Business 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 Data Business Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 4 August 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 - 2 £375 - 2
Data Business Analyst
UK

Data Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, Data Business 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 Data Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) Data Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Reference Data
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (50.00%) Data Lake
2 1 (50.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management

Data Business 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Data Lake
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Internal Audit
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (50.00%) Use Case
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) PMO