SQL Analyst Contracts in Northern Ireland

SQL Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median SQL Analyst daily rate in Northern Ireland is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 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
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a SQL Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £569 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - -
75th Percentile £606 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £463 £513 £425
% change year-on-year -9.76% +20.59% -15.00%

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 204 152 157
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.00% 92.12% 89.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 79 76
10th Percentile £200 £154 £174
25th Percentile £325 £201 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £438 £400
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% +9.38% -20.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £505
90th Percentile £625 £632 £594
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -2.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 26 9
10th Percentile £12.31 £13.63 £11.08
25th Percentile £13.60 £15.48 £11.10
Median hourly rate £15.50 £19.02 £13.46
Median % change year-on-year -18.51% +41.31% +22.59%
75th Percentile £17.10 £24.18 £13.91
90th Percentile £25.15 £36.06 £17.78
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £43.63
% change year-on-year -41.51% -1.44% +67.81%

SQL Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for SQL Analyst in Northern Ireland

SQL Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

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

SQL Analyst
DemandTrendContract 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 SQL Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 26 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
County Antrim - 1 £588 - 1
SQL Analyst
UK

SQL Analyst Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, SQL 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 SQL Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Equities
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Market Risk
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills

SQL 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 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (100.00%) Equities
1 1 (100.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (100.00%) Market Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality