The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Cheshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 17 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 Job Titles advertised for the Cheshire 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 37 43 24
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -19
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 24 24 54
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 3.324% 2.970% 5.427%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.642% 3.248% 5.921%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 14 34
Average daily rate £290 £388 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-25.16% +19.23%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £223 £295 £266
10% offered a daily rate of more than £445 £425 £388
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £33.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+5.00% +15.38%
All Job Titles
Cheshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
659 739 912
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cheshire 91.27% 91.46% 91.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 381 506
Average daily rate £370 £350 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+5.71% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £205 £225 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £475 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 20 36
Average hourly rate £37.50 £25.00 £15.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+50.00% +61.29%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.50 £9.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £34.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Business Analyst
North West

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analyst across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cheshire Business Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Business Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Cheshire Business Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Knutsford +1 10 £278 -21.96%
Chester 0 4 £238 -48.64%
Macclesfield 0 2 £358 +5.92%
Warrington -7 1 £125 -61.53%
Business Analyst
North West

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Business Analyst in their job title 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 with Business Analyst in their job title.

1 13 (37.14%) Finance
2 11 (31.43%) Business Analysis
3 10 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (22.86%) Migration
5 7 (20.00%) Windows
6 6 (17.14%) Citrix
6 6 (17.14%) Banking
7 5 (14.29%) Retail
7 5 (14.29%) Data Analysis
7 5 (14.29%) Validation
7 5 (14.29%) Retail Banking
7 5 (14.29%) XenApp
8 4 (11.43%) Web Development
8 4 (11.43%) Microsoft App-V
8 4 (11.43%) SharePoint
8 4 (11.43%) E-Commerce
9 3 (8.571%) SQL
9 3 (8.571%) Information Management
9 3 (8.571%) MS PowerPoint
9 3 (8.571%) MS Excel
9 3 (8.571%) Application Packaging
10 2 (5.714%) QA
10 2 (5.714%) Use Case
10 2 (5.714%) User Acceptance Testing
10 2 (5.714%) XenDesktop
10 2 (5.714%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (5.714%) Magento
10 2 (5.714%) Data Migration
10 2 (5.714%) Data Validation
10 2 (5.714%) Waterfall

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region that cited Business Analyst in their job title 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 with Business Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (8.571%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 4 (11.43%) SharePoint
2 2 (5.714%) Magento
Applications
1 3 (8.571%) MS Excel
1 3 (8.571%) MS PowerPoint
2 1 (2.857%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.857%) SAP APO
1 1 (2.857%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.857%) LDAP
1 1 (2.857%) PBX
1 1 (2.857%) VoIP
1 1 (2.857%) HTTP
1 1 (2.857%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.857%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.857%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (5.714%) MSI
General
1 13 (37.14%) Finance
2 6 (17.14%) Banking
3 5 (14.29%) Retail
3 5 (14.29%) Retail Banking
4 2 (5.714%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.857%) Financial Institution
5 1 (2.857%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.857%) Mainframe
1 1 (2.857%) Management Information System
1 1 (2.857%) IVR
1 1 (2.857%) SaaS
1 1 (2.857%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 7 (20.00%) Windows
2 2 (5.714%) Windows Server 2008
3 1 (2.857%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (31.43%) Business Analysis
2 10 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 8 (22.86%) Migration
4 5 (14.29%) Validation
4 5 (14.29%) Data Analysis
5 4 (11.43%) E-Commerce
5 4 (11.43%) Web Development
6 3 (8.571%) Information Management
7 2 (5.714%) Information Security
7 2 (5.714%) Change Management
7 2 (5.714%) Requirements Management
7 2 (5.714%) Use Case
7 2 (5.714%) User Acceptance Testing
7 2 (5.714%) Data Migration
7 2 (5.714%) Data Validation
7 2 (5.714%) Waterfall
8 1 (2.857%) Mobile Application Development
8 1 (2.857%) Test Scripting
8 1 (2.857%) Time Management
8 1 (2.857%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.571%) SQL
2 1 (2.857%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (2.857%) CISSP
1 1 (2.857%) CISA
1 1 (2.857%) GIAC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.714%) QA
2 1 (2.857%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 5 (14.29%) XenApp
2 4 (11.43%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (5.714%) XenDesktop
4 1 (2.857%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.857%) Tivoli
1 1 (2.857%) Tivoli Identity Manager
1 1 (2.857%) SCCM
1 1 (2.857%) Oracle Identity Manager
Vendors
1 6 (17.14%) Citrix
2 1 (2.857%) Remedy
2 1 (2.857%) TSYS
2 1 (2.857%) Oracle
2 1 (2.857%) SAP
2 1 (2.857%) Microsoft
Warrington, Cheshire
My client is fast paced, commercially driven E-commerce business who is seeking a strong BA with experience of Web/Ecommerce projects... Previously worked in an Agile environment...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Rate: £350 - 400 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cheshire
With 5 years plus Business Analysis, managing multiiple projects is key for this BA, we are looking for experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX or CRM or Navision This...
Net Talent
Rate: excellent rates & Long term contract
Posted: 17 May 2013