IT Analyst Job Trends in Belfast

IT Analyst
County Antrim > Belfast

The median IT Analyst salary in Belfast is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 44 42
Rank change year-on-year +8 -2 +42
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Analyst 1 7 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.34% 1.75% 1.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.37% 1.78% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,750 - £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - £33,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.50%
75th Percentile £32,250 - £33,500
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median annual salary £31,500 - £33,000
% change year-on-year - - -17.50%

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 268 393 256
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 98.25% 96.60%
Number of salaries quoted 155 199 192
10th Percentile £30,000 £39,112 £29,324
25th Percentile £41,750 £50,000 £34,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £62,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.60% +25.00% -
75th Percentile £76,656 £80,000 £69,575
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £77,500
County Antrim median annual salary £59,000 £60,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.67% +20.00% -

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'IT Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in Belfast

IT Analyst
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Belfast.

Salary distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Belfast

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 22 November 2025, IT Analyst 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 permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Firewall
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cisco
1 1 (100.00%) Juniper