Business Analyst Jobs in Belfast

Business Analyst (BA)
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Belfast is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 50 93
Rank change year-on-year +23 +43 -59
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 2 11 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 1.21% 2.17% 0.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.32% 2.27% 0.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 4
10th Percentile - £58,655 £42,650
25th Percentile £31,250 £63,538 £42,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £70,000 £46,750
Median % change year-on-year -53.57% +49.73% +16.88%
75th Percentile £33,750 £73,750 £48,813
90th Percentile - - £48,925
County Antrim median annual salary £32,500 £70,000 £46,750
% change year-on-year -53.57% +49.73% +16.88%

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 151 485 704
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.52% 95.47% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 37 249 393
10th Percentile £41,500 £30,000 £32,100
25th Percentile £47,500 £35,000 £37,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £94,250 £87,500 £68,750
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% +5.26%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Belfast

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Belfast

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Belfast

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Business 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 Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) SAP Implementation
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) SAP BW

Business 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) SAP Implementation
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (50.00%) SAP