The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Berkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 59 94 63
Rank change year-on-year
+35 -31
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 66 41 65
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 2.672% 1.314% 2.219%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.067% 2.088% 3.542%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 21 42
Average daily rate £425 £390 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.97% +11.42%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £297 £275 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £625 £450 £424
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Processes & Methodologies
Berkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1623 1964 1835
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Berkshire 65.71% 62.95% 62.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 654 743 727
Average daily rate £388 £370 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.72% +5.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £250 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 63 74
Average hourly rate £17.00 £19.00 £33.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-10.52% -42.42%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.75 £11.00 £14.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £50.00 £47.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Business Analysis
South East

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Berkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Berkshire Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Analysis across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Business Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Berkshire Business Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Business Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Reading +11 17 £425 -1.44%
Slough -10 8 £550 +69.23%
Maidenhead -2 3 £350 -
Bracknell - 1 £270 -
Business Analysis
South East

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Business Analysis also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Business Analysis.

1 44 (36.36%) Telecoms
2 27 (22.31%) Use Case
3 23 (19.01%) Finance
3 23 (19.01%) UML
4 22 (18.18%) ISEB
5 18 (14.88%) ITIL
5 18 (14.88%) BSS
6 13 (10.74%) SQL
6 13 (10.74%) Microsoft
7 11 (9.091%) SAP
7 11 (9.091%) eTOM
7 11 (9.091%) User Acceptance Testing
8 10 (8.264%) Waterfall
8 10 (8.264%) Management Information System
9 9 (7.438%) Six Sigma
9 9 (7.438%) Project Management
9 9 (7.438%) CBAP
10 8 (6.612%) Radio Access Network
10 8 (6.612%) Process Management
10 8 (6.612%) 3G
10 8 (6.612%) SAP FI
10 8 (6.612%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (5.785%) Migration
11 7 (5.785%) Change Management
11 7 (5.785%) GIS
11 7 (5.785%) MS Office
11 7 (5.785%) CRM
11 7 (5.785%) Lean Six Sigma
12 6 (4.959%) Business Transformation
12 6 (4.959%) SharePoint

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing Business Analysis also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Business Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (3.306%) Mason
1 4 (3.306%) WCF
1 4 (3.306%) WF
1 4 (3.306%) AppFabric
1 4 (3.306%) .NET
2 2 (1.653%) Visualforce
2 2 (1.653%) XML
2 2 (1.653%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 6 (4.959%) SharePoint
2 4 (3.306%) Windows Azure
2 4 (3.306%) BizTalk Server
3 2 (1.653%) Force.com
3 2 (1.653%) SharePoint 2010
3 2 (1.653%) IIS
4 1 (0.826%) LiveCycle
Applications
1 7 (5.785%) MS Office
2 5 (4.132%) MS Visio
3 4 (3.306%) MS Excel
3 4 (3.306%) MS Project
4 1 (0.826%) MS PowerPoint
4 1 (0.826%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 8 (6.612%) SAP FI
2 5 (4.132%) SAP FI/CO
2 5 (4.132%) SAP CO
3 3 (2.479%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.826%) SAP HR
4 1 (0.826%) Oracle BRM
4 1 (0.826%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.826%) SyteLine
Communications & Networking
1 18 (14.88%) BSS
2 8 (6.612%) Radio Access Network
2 8 (6.612%) 3G
3 1 (0.826%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.826%) Wireless
3 1 (0.826%) 2G
3 1 (0.826%) GSM
3 1 (0.826%) UMTS
3 1 (0.826%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.785%) GIS
2 3 (2.479%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.479%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (2.479%) Data Mining
2 3 (2.479%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (1.653%) SQL Server 2012
4 1 (0.826%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (0.826%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (0.826%) SQL Server 2005
4 1 (0.826%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.826%) Cognos Powerplay
4 1 (0.826%) Big Data
4 1 (0.826%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (0.826%) ActiveReports
General
1 44 (36.36%) Telecoms
2 23 (19.01%) Finance
3 4 (3.306%) Billing
3 4 (3.306%) Automotive
4 3 (2.479%) Advertising
5 2 (1.653%) Retail
5 2 (1.653%) Marketing
6 1 (0.826%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 102 (84.30%) Analyst
2 96 (79.34%) Business Analyst
3 18 (14.88%) Senior Business Analyst
3 18 (14.88%) Senior Analyst
4 8 (6.612%) SAP Analyst
4 8 (6.612%) Architect
4 8 (6.612%) SAP Business Analyst
5 7 (5.785%) Telecoms Business Analyst
6 5 (4.132%) Data Analyst
6 5 (4.132%) Process Analyst
6 5 (4.132%) Business Process Analyst
6 5 (4.132%) Agile Business Analyst
7 4 (3.306%) Developer
8 3 (2.479%) UML Business Analyst
8 3 (2.479%) Senior SAP Business Analyst
8 3 (2.479%) Business Systems Analyst
8 3 (2.479%) Systems Analyst
8 3 (2.479%) Consultant
8 3 (2.479%) Solutions Architect
9 2 (1.653%) Salesforce.com Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.264%) Management Information System
2 5 (4.132%) Data Integration
2 5 (4.132%) Smart Meter
3 4 (3.306%) FMCG
3 4 (3.306%) Photography
4 2 (1.653%) Cloud Computing
4 2 (1.653%) SaaS
4 2 (1.653%) Statistics
5 1 (0.826%) NHS
5 1 (0.826%) IIBA
5 1 (0.826%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.306%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (22.31%) Use Case
2 23 (19.01%) UML
3 18 (14.88%) ITIL
4 11 (9.091%) eTOM
4 11 (9.091%) User Acceptance Testing
5 10 (8.264%) Waterfall
6 9 (7.438%) Six Sigma
6 9 (7.438%) Project Management
7 8 (6.612%) Process Management
7 8 (6.612%) Stakeholder Management
8 7 (5.785%) Migration
8 7 (5.785%) Change Management
8 7 (5.785%) CRM
8 7 (5.785%) Lean Six Sigma
9 6 (4.959%) Business Transformation
9 6 (4.959%) E-Commerce
9 6 (4.959%) Business Intelligence
9 6 (4.959%) Agile Software Development
10 5 (4.132%) Requirements Management
10 5 (4.132%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 13 (10.74%) SQL
2 3 (2.479%) C#
3 2 (1.653%) PowerShell
3 2 (1.653%) Apex Code
3 2 (1.653%) Java
3 2 (1.653%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 22 (18.18%) ISEB
2 9 (7.438%) CBAP
3 2 (1.653%) Degree
4 1 (0.826%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.826%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 13 (10.74%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.091%) SAP
3 5 (4.132%) Salesforce.com
4 4 (3.306%) Oracle
5 3 (2.479%) Cisco
6 2 (1.653%) Hyperion
7 1 (0.826%) Metastorm
7 1 (0.826%) Cognos
7 1 (0.826%) Siebel
7 1 (0.826%) JD Edwards
7 1 (0.826%) Adobe
7 1 (0.826%) BMC
7 1 (0.826%) Remedy
7 1 (0.826%) Infor
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