Data Analyst Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Data Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Data Analyst salary in Northern Ireland is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 July 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 33 58
Rank change year-on-year -49 +25 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 22 3 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 1.76% 1.01% 0.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.87% 1.18% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile - - £36,500
25th Percentile £35,000 - £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +24.14%
75th Percentile £45,000 - £52,500
90th Percentile - - £55,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £46,671 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.58% -1.75% +7.95%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 1,179 255 551
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 85.86% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 321 112 350
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £42,313 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £87,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +1.85% -10.00%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Data Analyst
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Northern Ireland.

Salary distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Northern Ireland

Data 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 Data Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 23 July 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 -27 21 £40,000 - 2
County Armagh - 1 - -
Data Analyst
UK

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 23 July 2026, Data 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 Northern Ireland region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (81.82%) SQL
2 17 (77.27%) Microsoft
2 17 (77.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (77.27%) Python
2 17 (77.27%) Tableau
3 16 (72.73%) Business Intelligence
3 16 (72.73%) Power BI
3 16 (72.73%) Power Platform
4 15 (68.18%) AI
4 15 (68.18%) Azure
4 15 (68.18%) Azure AI
4 15 (68.18%) Azure Certification
5 3 (13.64%) Risk Management
6 2 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (9.09%) Analytics
6 2 (9.09%) Business Analysis
6 2 (9.09%) Data Analysis
6 2 (9.09%) Data Analytics
6 2 (9.09%) Data Mining
6 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
6 2 (9.09%) Project Management
7 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
7 1 (4.55%) Kalman Filter
7 1 (4.55%) Performance Metrics
7 1 (4.55%) PMO
7 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (4.55%) Project Delivery
7 1 (4.55%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (4.55%) SaaS

Data Analyst Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 17 (77.27%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 16 (72.73%) Power Platform
2 15 (68.18%) Azure
2 15 (68.18%) Azure AI
3 1 (4.55%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (77.27%) Tableau
2 16 (72.73%) Power BI
3 2 (9.09%) Data Mining
General
1 15 (68.18%) Social Skills
2 6 (27.27%) Finance
3 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Data Structures
1 1 (4.55%) Derivative
1 1 (4.55%) SystemC
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (72.73%) Business Intelligence
2 15 (68.18%) AI
3 3 (13.64%) Risk Management
4 2 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (9.09%) Analytics
4 2 (9.09%) Business Analysis
4 2 (9.09%) Data Analysis
4 2 (9.09%) Data Analytics
4 2 (9.09%) Decision-Making
4 2 (9.09%) Project Management
5 1 (4.55%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (4.55%) Kalman Filter
5 1 (4.55%) Performance Metrics
5 1 (4.55%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.55%) Project Delivery
5 1 (4.55%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (4.55%) Software Delivery
5 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 18 (81.82%) SQL
2 17 (77.27%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (68.18%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
1 1 (4.55%) PMO
Vendors
1 17 (77.27%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) Salesforce