Systems Analyst Jobs in Northern Ireland

System Analyst
UK > Northern Ireland

The median System Analyst salary in Northern Ireland is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 75 98
Rank change year-on-year +42 +23 -29
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 2 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 0.75% 0.43% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.84% 0.44% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £35,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -6.67% -
75th Percentile £52,500 - £38,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £48,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -2.06% +2.11%

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 239 675 827
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.85% 95.74% 94.95%
Number of salaries quoted 62 324 453
10th Percentile £23,504 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,313 £35,000 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £51,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% +12.36%
75th Percentile £69,313 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £88,249 £87,500 £68,500
UK median annual salary £55,320 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.37% -12.50% -

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

Job postings that featured Systems Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Analyst in Northern Ireland

Systems Analyst
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Analyst in Northern Ireland.

Salary trend for Systems Analyst in Northern Ireland

Systems 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 Systems Analyst within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 19 May 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 +39 1 £50,000 +42.86%
County Down - 1 - - 1
Systems Analyst
UK

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, Systems Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Northern Ireland region featuring Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Systems Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) QlikView
2 1 (50.00%) RPG IV
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (50.00%) AS400
2 1 (50.00%) RPG
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) .NET
2 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (50.00%) DB2
2 1 (50.00%) MS Access
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (50.00%) LAN
2 1 (50.00%) WAN
2 1 (50.00%) IBM
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Active Directory

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northern Ireland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) LAN
1 1 (50.00%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) DB2
1 1 (50.00%) MS Access
1 1 (50.00%) QlikView
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) AS400
1 1 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) RPG
1 1 (50.00%) RPG IV
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) IBM
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft