Junior Analyst Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Junior Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Junior Analyst daily rate in Northern Ireland is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 31 26
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Junior Analyst 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 0.79% 0.53% 1.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.98% 0.57% 1.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £275 £213 £210
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £225 £220
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% +2.27% -32.31%
75th Percentile £325 £238 £230
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £325 £224 £279
% change year-on-year +45.25% -19.80% +3.33%

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 204 176 146
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.95% 92.63% 91.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 85 81
10th Percentile £238 £151 £159
25th Percentile £325 £183 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year - +18.75% -19.15%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £525
90th Percentile £619 £641 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 26 8
10th Percentile £12.31 - £11.08
25th Percentile £13.60 £15.48 £11.09
Median hourly rate £15.50 £23.37 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -33.68% +73.63% +25.36%
75th Percentile £17.00 £24.18 £16.50
90th Percentile £25.02 £41.38 £18.23
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -33.82% -15.56% +62.28%

Junior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Junior Analyst job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Junior Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Junior Analyst job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Junior 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 Junior Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 1 November 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 -5 2 £300 +33.33% 1
Junior Analyst
UK

Junior Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Junior 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 Junior Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Burndown Charts
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (50.00%) PMO
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Junior 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (100.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Front Office
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Burndown Charts
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (50.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) PMO