Analyst Jobs in Northern Ireland

Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Analyst salary in Northern Ireland is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 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
22 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 42 71
Rank change year-on-year +29 +29 -57
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 27 36 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 10.07% 5.06% 3.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.39% 5.29% 4.19%
Number of salaries quoted 7 20 23
10th Percentile - £29,825 £30,100
25th Percentile - £33,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £47,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +26.67% -
75th Percentile £43,125 £65,625 £47,875
90th Percentile £59,000 £73,750 £52,500
UK median annual salary £47,500 £45,000 £46,000
% change year-on-year +5.56% -2.17% +2.22%

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 237 680 835
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.43% 95.64% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 59 327 456
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £69,125 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £87,667 £87,500 £68,125
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -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 22 May 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 22 May 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 +22 16 £50,000 +42.86% 50
County Armagh +11 5 £30,000 -45.45% 1
County Londonderry - 5 - -
County Down -3 1 - - 6
Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (44.44%) Analytics
2 10 (37.04%) Finance
3 9 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 9 (33.33%) SQL
3 9 (33.33%) Retail
4 8 (29.63%) Continuous Improvement
4 8 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (25.93%) Decision-Making
5 7 (25.93%) Banking
5 7 (25.93%) Degree
6 6 (22.22%) SAP
6 6 (22.22%) Actionable Insight
6 6 (22.22%) Social Skills
7 5 (18.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (18.52%) Statistical Modelling
7 5 (18.52%) FMCG
7 5 (18.52%) Data Analysis
7 5 (18.52%) Google
7 5 (18.52%) Python
8 4 (14.81%) SAS
8 4 (14.81%) Wholesale Banking
8 4 (14.81%) Marketing
8 4 (14.81%) Mathematics
8 4 (14.81%) AWS
8 4 (14.81%) Tableau
8 4 (14.81%) Data Analytics
8 4 (14.81%) Mathematical Modelling
9 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
9 3 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (11.11%) Data Quality

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 4 (14.81%) SAS
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (14.81%) AWS
2 2 (7.41%) Power Platform
3 1 (3.70%) Azure
3 1 (3.70%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.70%) LAN
1 1 (3.70%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (14.81%) Tableau
2 2 (7.41%) Power BI
3 1 (3.70%) DB2
3 1 (3.70%) Looker
3 1 (3.70%) MS Access
3 1 (3.70%) QlikView
3 1 (3.70%) SAP BW
3 1 (3.70%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) JIRA
General
1 10 (37.04%) Finance
2 9 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 9 (33.33%) Retail
3 8 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (25.93%) Banking
5 6 (22.22%) Social Skills
6 5 (18.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (14.81%) Marketing
7 4 (14.81%) Wholesale Banking
8 3 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (3.70%) Advertising
9 1 (3.70%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (3.70%) Legal
9 1 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (11.11%) JSON
2 1 (3.70%) .NET
2 1 (3.70%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) FMCG
2 3 (11.11%) Credit Risk
3 1 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.70%) AS400
3 1 (3.70%) Derivative
3 1 (3.70%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.70%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.70%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (44.44%) Analytics
2 8 (29.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (25.93%) Decision-Making
4 6 (22.22%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (18.52%) Data Analysis
5 5 (18.52%) Statistical Modelling
6 4 (14.81%) Data Analytics
6 4 (14.81%) Mathematical Modelling
6 4 (14.81%) Mathematics
7 3 (11.11%) Business Analysis
7 3 (11.11%) Change Management
7 3 (11.11%) Data Extraction
7 3 (11.11%) Data Management
7 3 (11.11%) Data Migration
7 3 (11.11%) Migration
7 3 (11.11%) Portfolio Management
7 3 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (11.11%) Project Management
7 3 (11.11%) Risk Management
8 2 (7.41%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 9 (33.33%) SQL
2 5 (18.52%) Python
3 3 (11.11%) JavaScript
4 1 (3.70%) RPG
4 1 (3.70%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 7 (25.93%) Degree
2 1 (3.70%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (11.11%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (3.70%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) SAP
2 5 (18.52%) Google
3 3 (11.11%) Microsoft
4 1 (3.70%) IBM