Analyst Jobs in Belfast

Analyst
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Analyst salary in Belfast is £41,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 32 73
Rank change year-on-year +20 +41 -58
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 18 30 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 10.71% 5.91% 2.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.69% 6.19% 2.97%
Number of salaries quoted 2 16 15
10th Percentile £32,875 £29,125 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,313 £30,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +13.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £47,813 £65,625 £47,375
90th Percentile £50,625 £71,250 £48,750
County Antrim median annual salary £41,250 £50,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year -17.50% +33.33% -3.23%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Belfast with a recognized job title 154 485 708
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 95.47% 94.65%
Number of salaries quoted 40 249 394
10th Percentile £42,250 £30,000 £32,019
25th Percentile £49,375 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £87,500 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £87,500 £68,750
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Belfast

Analyst
Salary Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Belfast.

Salary trend for Analyst in Belfast

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Belfast over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Belfast

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (50.00%) SQL
1 9 (50.00%) Banking
1 9 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 7 (38.89%) Analytics
3 7 (38.89%) Finance
4 5 (27.78%) Python
4 5 (27.78%) Data Analysis
4 5 (27.78%) Degree
4 5 (27.78%) Statistical Modelling
5 4 (22.22%) Mathematical Modelling
5 4 (22.22%) Mathematics
5 4 (22.22%) Tableau
5 4 (22.22%) Risk Management
5 4 (22.22%) AWS
5 4 (22.22%) Wholesale Banking
5 4 (22.22%) Retail
5 4 (22.22%) SAS
6 3 (16.67%) Migration
6 3 (16.67%) Project Management
6 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
6 3 (16.67%) Change Management
6 3 (16.67%) JavaScript
6 3 (16.67%) Data Management
6 3 (16.67%) Data Migration
6 3 (16.67%) Data Extraction
6 3 (16.67%) JSON
6 3 (16.67%) Credit Risk
6 3 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (16.67%) Portfolio Management

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (22.22%) SAS
2 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (22.22%) AWS
2 2 (11.11%) Power Platform
3 1 (5.56%) Azure
3 1 (5.56%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.56%) LAN
1 1 (5.56%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (22.22%) Tableau
2 2 (11.11%) Power BI
3 1 (5.56%) DB2
3 1 (5.56%) Looker
3 1 (5.56%) MS Access
3 1 (5.56%) QlikView
3 1 (5.56%) SAP BW
3 1 (5.56%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (5.56%) JIRA
General
1 9 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 9 (50.00%) Banking
2 8 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 7 (38.89%) Finance
4 4 (22.22%) Retail
4 4 (22.22%) Wholesale Banking
5 3 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (5.56%) Corporate Banking
6 1 (5.56%) Legal
6 1 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (16.67%) JSON
2 1 (5.56%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Credit Risk
2 1 (5.56%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.56%) AS400
2 1 (5.56%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (5.56%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (38.89%) Analytics
2 5 (27.78%) Data Analysis
2 5 (27.78%) Statistical Modelling
3 4 (22.22%) Mathematical Modelling
3 4 (22.22%) Mathematics
3 4 (22.22%) Risk Management
4 3 (16.67%) Change Management
4 3 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (16.67%) Customer Service
4 3 (16.67%) Data Analytics
4 3 (16.67%) Data Extraction
4 3 (16.67%) Data Management
4 3 (16.67%) Data Migration
4 3 (16.67%) Migration
4 3 (16.67%) Portfolio Management
4 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (16.67%) Project Management
5 2 (11.11%) Business Analysis
5 2 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (11.11%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 9 (50.00%) SQL
2 5 (27.78%) Python
3 3 (16.67%) JavaScript
4 1 (5.56%) RPG
4 1 (5.56%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (16.67%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.56%) IBM
2 1 (5.56%) SAP