Analyst Job Trends in County Antrim

Analyst
Northern Ireland > County Antrim

The median Analyst salary in County Antrim is £38,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 22 11
Rank change year-on-year +14 -11 +18
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 48 27 36
As % of all permanent jobs in County Antrim 12.73% 9.06% 12.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.75% 9.22% 12.86%
Number of salaries quoted 4 4 23
10th Percentile - £40,300 £27,250
25th Percentile £30,750 £40,750 £32,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,250 £45,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.93% +7.06% +9.59%
75th Percentile £48,125 £54,966 £63,125
90th Percentile £53,750 £59,406 £72,500
Northern Ireland median annual salary £40,500 £41,000 £43,750
% change year-on-year -1.22% -6.29% +12.81%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
County Antrim

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in County Antrim. 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 County Antrim with a recognized job title 349 293 280
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.57% 98.32% 95.56%
Number of salaries quoted 175 105 211
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,000 £47,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +20.00% -
75th Percentile £78,531 £80,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £78,750
Northern Ireland median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +5.00% -

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in County Antrim

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in County Antrim

Analyst
Salary Trend in County Antrim

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in County Antrim.

Salary distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in County Antrim

Analyst
Salary Histogram in County Antrim

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in County Antrim over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Analyst in County Antrim

Analyst
Job Locations in County Antrim

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the County Antrim region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Belfast +14 34 £38,250 -15.93% 12
Analyst
Northern Ireland

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 County Antrim region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 29 (60.42%) Microsoft
2 19 (39.58%) Degree
2 19 (39.58%) ITIL
3 18 (37.50%) AWS
3 18 (37.50%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (35.42%) AWS Certification
4 17 (35.42%) ITSM
4 17 (35.42%) MCSE
4 17 (35.42%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (35.42%) Microsoft Certification
4 17 (35.42%) ServiceNow
5 14 (29.17%) Customer Service
5 14 (29.17%) Performance Metrics
5 14 (29.17%) QA
6 11 (22.92%) Azure
7 10 (20.83%) Azure Certification
8 9 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
9 8 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
9 8 (16.67%) Mentoring
10 7 (14.58%) Power Platform
10 7 (14.58%) SQL
11 6 (12.50%) Decision-Making
11 6 (12.50%) Power BI
11 6 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
12 5 (10.42%) AI
12 5 (10.42%) Azure AI
12 5 (10.42%) CompTIA CySA+
12 5 (10.42%) CompTIA Security+
12 5 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
12 5 (10.42%) ForeScout

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in County Antrim 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.08%) Confluence
1 1 (2.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 18 (37.50%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (4.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (4.17%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.08%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (2.08%) SAP CO
1 1 (2.08%) SAP FI
1 1 (2.08%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 18 (37.50%) AWS
2 17 (35.42%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (22.92%) Azure
4 7 (14.58%) Power Platform
5 5 (10.42%) Azure AI
6 1 (2.08%) Amazon S3
6 1 (2.08%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (2.08%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.25%) Remote Desktop
2 2 (4.17%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (12.50%) Power BI
2 5 (10.42%) Tableau
3 2 (4.17%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
3 2 (4.17%) SAP BW
4 1 (2.08%) Amazon QuickSight
4 1 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (2.08%) Parquet
4 1 (2.08%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (2.08%) SQL Server
4 1 (2.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (2.08%) JIRA
1 1 (2.08%) Postman
General
1 32 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 21 (43.75%) French Language
3 13 (27.08%) Swedish Language
4 5 (10.42%) Finance
5 4 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (4.17%) Legal
7 1 (2.08%) Billing
7 1 (2.08%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.08%) Front Office
7 1 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) Apache Avro
1 1 (2.08%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (2.08%) Management Information System
1 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
1 1 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.17%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (39.58%) ITIL
2 17 (35.42%) ITSM
3 14 (29.17%) Customer Service
3 14 (29.17%) Performance Metrics
4 8 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (16.67%) Mentoring
5 6 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 6 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
6 5 (10.42%) AI
6 5 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
7 4 (8.33%) Analytics
7 4 (8.33%) Process Improvement
8 3 (6.25%) Actionable Insight
8 3 (6.25%) Business Continuity
8 3 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (6.25%) Data Analysis
8 3 (6.25%) Stakeholder Management
9 2 (4.17%) Migration
9 2 (4.17%) Requirements Workshops
9 2 (4.17%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (14.58%) SQL
2 5 (10.42%) Python
3 1 (2.08%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (2.08%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 19 (39.58%) Degree
2 17 (35.42%) AWS Certification
2 17 (35.42%) MCSE
2 17 (35.42%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (20.83%) Azure Certification
4 5 (10.42%) CompTIA CySA+
4 5 (10.42%) CompTIA Security+
5 3 (6.25%) A+ Certification
6 2 (4.17%) Master's Degree
6 2 (4.17%) PMI Certification
6 2 (4.17%) PMP
7 1 (2.08%) CAPM
7 1 (2.08%) CBAP
7 1 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (2.08%) MBA
7 1 (2.08%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (29.17%) QA
2 2 (4.17%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.08%) Basel III
3 1 (2.08%) EMIR
3 1 (2.08%) MiFID
3 1 (2.08%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (6.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 29 (60.42%) Microsoft
2 17 (35.42%) ServiceNow
3 5 (10.42%) ForeScout
4 3 (6.25%) SAP
4 3 (6.25%) VMware
5 2 (4.17%) Cisco
5 2 (4.17%) Juniper