Analytical Thinking Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Analytical Thinking
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 39 55 50
Rank change year-on-year +16 -5 +55
Permanent jobs citing Analytical Thinking 2 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.63% 0.39% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.71% 0.49% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £51,250 £53,493 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,408 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.51% +20.91% +5.88%
75th Percentile £53,750 £55,322 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £67,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +22.73% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Analytical Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 283 409 350
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 89.56% 79.42% 91.86%
Number of salaries quoted 134 206 271
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,150 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.02% +16.30% +4.71%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £88,083 £91,875 £76,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £59,430 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.45% -0.95% -

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Analytical Thinking job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Analytical Thinking
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
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 Thinking within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 5 October 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 +18 2 £52,500 -3.51% 4
Analytical Thinking
UK

Analytical Thinking
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Finance Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) B2B
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 2 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ACCA
1 2 (100.00%) CIMA
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) IFRS