Data Analyst Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Data Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median Data Analyst salary in Northern Ireland is £40,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 - 47
Rank change year-on-year - - +48
Permanent jobs requiring a Data Analyst 3 0 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.83% - 0.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% - 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £33,500
25th Percentile £39,250 - £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 - £40,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.87%
75th Percentile £41,750 - £45,000
90th Percentile - - £46,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +7.14% -2.00%

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 330 469 339
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.41% 97.91% 96.86%
Number of salaries quoted 153 241 262
10th Percentile £30,000 £34,000 £29,324
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,800 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +17.60% +4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £76,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £57,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.89% -5.00% -

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 31 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 - 2 - - 5
County Tyrone - 1 £40,500 - 3
Data Analyst
UK

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 31 October 2025, 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 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) SAP
2 2 (66.67%) SAP BW
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
3 1 (33.33%) Power BI
3 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
3 1 (33.33%) SQL

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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) SAP BW
2 1 (33.33%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Analytics
1 3 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) CRM
3 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PL/SQL
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) SAP