Systems Analysis Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Systems Analysis
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Systems Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 28 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Contract jobs citing Systems Analysis 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 0.45% 0.65% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.71% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - -
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £575 £530 £510
% change year-on-year +8.49% +3.92% -2.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £48.82 -
UK median hourly rate £21.52 £50.66 £22.00
% change year-on-year -57.52% +130.26% -58.29%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Systems 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 185 140 142
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 82.96% 91.50% 81.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 65 77
10th Percentile £194 £143 £210
25th Percentile £395 £225 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £325 £500
Median % change year-on-year +46.15% -35.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £638 £589 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 17 21
10th Percentile £12.81 £22.50 -
25th Percentile £15.00 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £24.00 £24.18 £13.94
Median % change year-on-year -0.74% +73.46% -10.06%
75th Percentile £53.75 £52.31 £18.00
90th Percentile - £78.47 £23.54
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.66 £34.36
% change year-on-year -22.98% -4.95% +5.71%

Systems Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Systems Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Systems Analysis job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Systems Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Systems Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Systems Analysis

Systems Analysis
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 Systems Analysis within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 9 February 2026. 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 1 £700 - 1
Systems Analysis
UK

Systems Analysis
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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Qlik Sense
1 1 (100.00%) Tableau
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%) Investment Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO