Data Analytics Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Data Analytics
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Northern Ireland requiring Data Analytics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 31 39
Rank change year-on-year -71 +8 +27
Permanent jobs citing Data Analytics 2 4 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.16% 1.33% 3.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.22% 1.48% 4.99%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £35,000 - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £47,500
75th Percentile £45,000 - £69,375
90th Percentile - - £77,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £63,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +0.80% -6.72%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Northern Ireland

Data Analytics 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 891 271 441
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 71.85% 90.33% 79.60%
Number of salaries quoted 248 107 284
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,125
25th Percentile £28,875 £33,926 £37,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £83,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Data Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Data Analytics job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Data Analytics
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Data Analytics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Data Analytics

Data Analytics
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 Analytics within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 29 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 -43 2 £40,000 - 3
Data Analytics
UK

Data Analytics
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 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Mining
1 2 (100.00%) Tableau
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Trainee
1 2 (100.00%) Trainee Analyst
1 2 (100.00%) Trainee Data Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft