Analytical Skills Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Analytical Skills
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 12 15
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 +29
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Skills 44 44 35
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 8.94% 10.60% 10.97%
As % of the General category 15.02% 16.12% 18.04%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 17
10th Percentile - - £35,250
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,495 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £59,430 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.66% +32.07% +1.12%
75th Percentile £54,688 £62,365 £63,750
90th Percentile £56,375 - £73,750
UK median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,425
% change year-on-year -9.09% -0.77% +0.77%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 293 273 194
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 59.55% 65.78% 60.82%
Number of salaries quoted 97 73 125
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,800 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £47,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +14.29% +8.25%
75th Percentile £60,000 £90,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,503 £95,000 £82,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - -2.44%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Analytical Skills
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Analytical Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
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 Analytical Skills within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 6 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
County Antrim -6 25 £52,500 -11.66% 21
County Down - 13 - - 4
Newry - 8 - -
County Armagh - 4 - - 1
County Tyrone -3 1 - - 3
Analytical Skills
UK

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 (2.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (31.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (15.91%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (2.27%) Adobe XD
5 1 (2.27%) InVision
5 1 (2.27%) MS Visio
5 1 (2.27%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 7 (15.91%) Sage X3
2 4 (9.09%) SAP CO
2 4 (9.09%) SAP FI
2 4 (9.09%) SAP FI/CO
3 3 (6.82%) SAP ERP
3 3 (6.82%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 8 (18.18%) Power Platform
2 7 (15.91%) Asana
3 4 (9.09%) Azure
3 4 (9.09%) Azure Data Factory
3 4 (9.09%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (2.27%) Figma
4 1 (2.27%) GitHub
4 1 (2.27%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (18.18%) Power BI
2 4 (9.09%) Azure SQL Database
2 4 (9.09%) SQL Server
2 4 (9.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 4 (9.09%) Tableau
3 2 (4.55%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 9 (20.45%) JIRA
2 1 (2.27%) Bitbucket
General
1 25 (56.82%) Social Skills
2 19 (43.18%) Finance
3 10 (22.73%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (13.64%) Legal
5 4 (9.09%) Games
5 4 (9.09%) Public Sector
5 4 (9.09%) Retail
6 3 (6.82%) Manufacturing
7 2 (4.55%) Billing
8 1 (2.27%) Banking
8 1 (2.27%) Front Office
8 1 (2.27%) Marketing
8 1 (2.27%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 9 (20.45%) Architect
2 7 (15.91%) Coordinator
2 7 (15.91%) Project Coordinator
3 5 (11.36%) Analyst
3 5 (11.36%) Senior
3 5 (11.36%) Senior Architect
4 4 (9.09%) Senior Manager
4 4 (9.09%) Solutions Architect
5 3 (6.82%) Business Analyst
5 3 (6.82%) Business Manager
5 3 (6.82%) Finance Manager
6 2 (4.55%) Commercial Analyst
6 2 (4.55%) Insight Analyst
6 2 (4.55%) Insight Manager
6 2 (4.55%) Lead
6 2 (4.55%) Technology Director
7 1 (2.27%) Designer
7 1 (2.27%) Digital Transformation
7 1 (2.27%) SAP Analyst
7 1 (2.27%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.55%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (2.27%) AngularJS
2 1 (2.27%) CSS
2 1 (2.27%) HTML
2 1 (2.27%) React
Miscellaneous
1 14 (31.82%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (15.91%) Management Information System
2 7 (15.91%) Video Conferencing
3 6 (13.64%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (9.09%) Virtual Team
5 1 (2.27%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.27%) Product Ownership
5 1 (2.27%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (54.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 23 (52.27%) Problem-Solving
2 23 (52.27%) Project Management
3 17 (38.64%) Logistics
3 17 (38.64%) Time Management
4 14 (31.82%) Decision-Making
5 13 (29.55%) Analytics
6 12 (27.27%) ERP
6 12 (27.27%) Process Improvement
7 11 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 10 (22.73%) Business Intelligence
8 10 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
9 8 (18.18%) Computer Science
9 8 (18.18%) Migration
9 8 (18.18%) Service Delivery
9 8 (18.18%) Strategic Thinking
9 8 (18.18%) WFM
10 7 (15.91%) AI
10 7 (15.91%) Customer Experience
10 7 (15.91%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.64%) SQL
2 4 (9.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 2 (4.55%) PL/SQL
4 1 (2.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 25 (56.82%) Degree
2 12 (27.27%) PMI Certification
2 12 (27.27%) PMP
3 7 (15.91%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (6.82%) ACCA
4 3 (6.82%) BPSS Clearance
4 3 (6.82%) CIMA
4 3 (6.82%) Security Cleared
5 2 (4.55%) Six Sigma Green Belt
6 1 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (2.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.82%) IFRS
1 3 (6.82%) PMO
2 2 (4.55%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (4.55%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.27%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.27%) SLA
3 1 (2.27%) WCAG
Vendors
1 16 (36.36%) Microsoft
2 7 (15.91%) Sage
3 4 (9.09%) Anaplan
3 4 (9.09%) Genesys
3 4 (9.09%) SAP
3 4 (9.09%) ServiceNow
3 4 (9.09%) Verint
4 2 (4.55%) Oracle