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Top AI Agencies in Belfast
Belfast has 3 curated AI agencies. The top-ranked for 2026 are Kainos, Analytics Engines, and Sonrai Analytics. Listed rates in United Kingdom run €65–110/hr across 27 rated agencies. Belfast is a key hub for Healthcare and Public Sector AI work.
- Number of agencies
- 3
- Listed hourly rates in United Kingdom
- €65–110/hr (27 rated agencies)
- Top specializations
- Healthcare, Public Sector
- Team sizes
- 10-49 to 1000+
- Known for
- AI Development, AI Consulting
- Working language
- English
Belfast has the deepest software-engineering base of any city its size in these islands, built over three decades of financial-services and government delivery rather than on a startup wave. Queen's University and Ulster supply the talent, and the city's larger firms sell into Whitehall and the City as readily as locally—which is why public-sector and regulated-finance delivery, not consumer AI, is what the market is known for. Costs run below Dublin and well below London for comparable engineering, and the UK regulatory perimeter applies rather than the EU's.
Intro by Gabor Kiss, curator · How we rank
Market snapshot
Pricing for AI agencies in Belfast
Of the 3 ai agencies on this page, 1 publish complete hourly rate ranges. Across them, rates span €45–€85, with a median around €65/hr. Across the register, rated agencies in United Kingdom bill €65–110/hr (27 rated).
European AI agency hourly rates by country and region →
| Tier | Hourly rate | Agencies |
|---|---|---|
| Budget | €50–99/hr | 1 — Analytics Engines |
Team capacity in Belfast
All 3 agencies on this page disclose team size. The distribution breaks down as:
- Small/mid (10-49)2 agencies — Analytics Engines, Sonrai Analytics
- Large studio (100+)1 agency — Kainos
Rate card
AI Consulting Rates in United Kingdom
Listed agency hourly rates in United Kingdom by seniority. The listed range is €65–110/hr; junior-staffed work sits at the lower end and senior- or lead-led work at the top.
25th–75th percentile of 27 listed agency rate ranges in United Kingdom, from the European AI agency rate index.
| Role | Typical hourly rate |
|---|---|
| Junior / mid consultant | €65–80/hr |
| Senior consultant | €80–95/hr |
| Lead / principal | €95–110/hr |
Ranked agencies
Rankings updated · Newest review
Kainos
#1Belfast
Best for: UK public bodies and regulated enterprises buying delivery at program scale, with AI as one workstream inside a larger build.
Analytics Engines
#2Belfast
Best for: Public bodies and research organizations that need messy data unified and throughput measured before any model work starts.
Sonrai Analytics
#3Belfast
Best for: Diagnostics and pharma teams that need multi-omic and pathology data analyzed by named scientists, with a regulatory path in view.
Industry coverage among Belfast AI agencies
Of the 3 AI agencies in Belfast, 3 disclose an industry focus. Distribution:
| Industry | Agencies with stated experience |
|---|---|
| Healthcare | 3 of 3 — Kainos, Analytics Engines, Sonrai Analytics |
| Public Sector | 2 of 3 — Kainos, Analytics Engines |
| SaaS & B2B | 1 of 3 — Kainos |
| Manufacturing | 1 of 3 — Analytics Engines |
Most common services among Belfast AI agencies
These 3 AI agencies in Belfast most commonly offer:
- AI Development3 of 3 — Kainos, Analytics Engines, Sonrai Analytics
- AI Consulting3 of 3 — Kainos, Analytics Engines, Sonrai Analytics
- Generative AI1 of 3 — Kainos
Frequently asked questions — AI agencies in Belfast
- What's the rate distribution across AI agencies in Belfast?
- Of the 3 AI agencies on this page, 1 publish complete hourly rate ranges. They range from €45 to €85, with a median around €65. Across the register, rated agencies in United Kingdom bill €65–110/hr (27 rated). 1 agency operates under €100/hr: Analytics Engines.
- Which are the top-rated AI agencies in Belfast?
- Based on our editorial scoring (portfolio quality, business credibility, and case study depth), the top-ranked AI agencies in Belfast are Kainos, Analytics Engines, Sonrai Analytics. See the full review on each agency's profile.
- Which industries are best represented among Belfast AI agencies?
- Healthcare is the most represented industry among Belfast AI agencies — 3 of 3 disclose Healthcare experience. Examples include Kainos, Analytics Engines, Sonrai Analytics.
- How recent are these AI agency reviews?
- All 3 agencies on this page were editorially reviewed on Sep 8, 2026. See our review methodology for how scores are calculated.
Hiring Guide
What to Know Before Hiring in Belfast
Rated agencies in United Kingdom list €65–110/hr — the 25th–75th percentile of 27 listed rate ranges on our rate index. Junior-to-mid consultants sit toward the lower end of that range, senior and lead consultants toward the top. The gap reflects local cost rather than capability—the larger Belfast firms staff UK government and financial-services programs from here, and their clients are paying London prices for the output. For medians and typical bands by region, country and team size, see the rate index at /rates.
Hire here for delivery scale and public-sector experience at a lower rate than either Dublin or London. The city's firms have decades of central-government and regulated-finance work behind them, so documentation, security clearance and procurement are familiar ground rather than a first attempt. It is a less obvious market for research-adjacent or frontier work, which concentrates in Dublin and London.
Belfast if you are buying UK-regulated delivery or want engineering scale for the budget; Dublin if your project sits under EU law, needs the multinational data-and-AI cluster, or must be delivered by an Irish entity. The practical difference is the regulatory perimeter, not the talent—the two cities recruit from overlapping pools and are two hours apart.
Routinely. The larger firms here deliver across Great Britain and internationally, and much of their published work is for clients with no Northern Ireland presence at all. Ask where your delivery team would sit rather than where the contract is signed, since several operate across Belfast, London and Dublin.
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