Analyst Jobs in Northern Ireland

Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Analyst salary in Northern Ireland is £31,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 July 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 45 62
Rank change year-on-year +28 +17 -23
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 20 29 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 6.31% 3.91% 3.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.27% 4.10% 4.11%
Number of salaries quoted 8 18 21
10th Percentile - £29,475 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.88% - -
75th Percentile £56,563 £59,375 £48,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £64,165 £52,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -3.23%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title 275 708 754
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.75% 95.55% 94.96%
Number of salaries quoted 120 362 396
10th Percentile £26,875 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £37,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,500 £63,313
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Northern Ireland

Analyst
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Salary trend for Analyst in Northern Ireland

Analyst
Salary Histogram in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 18 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Analyst in Northern Ireland

Analyst
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 18 July 2025. 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
County Antrim +20 9 £58,750 +67.86% 20
County Armagh +8 5 £30,000 -45.45%
County Londonderry - 5 - -
Newry 0 1 - -
County Down 0 1 - -
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 July 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (45.00%) Manufacturing
2 8 (40.00%) Finance
3 7 (35.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (35.00%) Analytics
4 6 (30.00%) SAP
4 6 (30.00%) Social Skills
5 5 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (25.00%) Decision-Making
5 5 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (25.00%) FMCG
5 5 (25.00%) Retail
5 5 (25.00%) Data Analysis
5 5 (25.00%) Business Analysis
5 5 (25.00%) Google
6 4 (20.00%) Marketing
6 4 (20.00%) Degree
6 4 (20.00%) SQL
7 3 (15.00%) JavaScript
7 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
7 3 (15.00%) Migration
7 3 (15.00%) JSON
7 3 (15.00%) Data Management
7 3 (15.00%) Data Migration
7 3 (15.00%) Data Extraction
7 3 (15.00%) AWS
7 3 (15.00%) Tableau
7 3 (15.00%) Data Quality
7 3 (15.00%) Data Analytics
7 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.00%) AWS
2 1 (5.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) LAN
1 1 (5.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (15.00%) Tableau
2 1 (5.00%) DB2
2 1 (5.00%) MS Access
2 1 (5.00%) Power BI
2 1 (5.00%) QlikView
2 1 (5.00%) SAP BW
2 1 (5.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 9 (45.00%) Manufacturing
2 8 (40.00%) Finance
3 6 (30.00%) Social Skills
4 5 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (25.00%) Retail
5 4 (20.00%) Marketing
6 3 (15.00%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (10.00%) Advertising
8 1 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) JSON
2 2 (10.00%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (5.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 5 (25.00%) FMCG
2 2 (10.00%) Derivative
3 1 (5.00%) AS400
3 1 (5.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) Analytics
1 7 (35.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 5 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 5 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 5 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (15.00%) Data Analytics
3 3 (15.00%) Data Extraction
3 3 (15.00%) Data Management
3 3 (15.00%) Data Migration
3 3 (15.00%) Migration
3 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (10.00%) Agile
4 2 (10.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (10.00%) Process Improvement
4 2 (10.00%) Scrum
4 2 (10.00%) Straight-Through Processing
4 2 (10.00%) Test Automation
4 2 (10.00%) Translating Business Requirements
4 2 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 4 (20.00%) SQL
2 3 (15.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (5.00%) RPG
3 1 (5.00%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 4 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (5.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (15.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (5.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (30.00%) SAP
2 5 (25.00%) Google
3 3 (15.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (5.00%) IBM