Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts within the Chester region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2016
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads1114
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.015 %
As % of the category below5.473 %7.609 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£321£388
Average daily rate£321£388
% change on same period last year-17.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£321£388
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£377
% change on same period last year-0.86 %
Hourly rates quoted12
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£40.00
% change on same period last year-18.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.48£26.83
% change on same period last year+9.86 %
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Chester
Matching contract IT job ads201184
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.326 %0.201 %
Daily rates quoted2724
Average minimum daily rate£266£273
Average daily rate£269£281
% change on same period last year-4.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£272£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Hourly rates quoted5614
Average minimum hourly rate£22.35£26.61
Average hourly rate£23.83£26.82
% change on same period last year-11.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.30£27.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.15£23.97
% change on same period last year-3.43 %
Business Analyst CheshireBusiness Analyst
Cheshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Business Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analyst across the Chester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Chester Business Analyst Demand Trend

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chester Business Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Chester region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

Chester Business Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chester Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

17 (43.75 %)Finance
26 (37.50 %)Business Analysis
34 (25.00 %)Six Sigma
43 (18.75 %)Banking
52 (12.50 %)Information Management
52 (12.50 %)Critical Path Analysis
52 (12.50 %)Extreme Programming
52 (12.50 %)Risk Assessment
52 (12.50 %)Project Management
52 (12.50 %)Data Modelling
52 (12.50 %)Change Management
52 (12.50 %)GAP Analysis
52 (12.50 %)C
52 (12.50 %)C#
52 (12.50 %)C++
52 (12.50 %)COBOL
52 (12.50 %)Java
52 (12.50 %)UML
52 (12.50 %)SSADM
52 (12.50 %)ISO9000
52 (12.50 %)QMS
52 (12.50 %)Project Planning
61 (6.250 %)Risk Analysis
61 (6.250 %)Use Case
61 (6.250 %)Requirements Management
61 (6.250 %)Microsoft
61 (6.250 %)Avaya
61 (6.250 %)BMC
61 (6.250 %)NHS
61 (6.250 %)ProC

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chester 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.

Chester IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.250 %)MS Office
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.250 %)Oracle 11i
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (6.250 %)IP Telephony
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.250 %)ProC
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (43.75 %)Finance
23 (18.75 %)Banking
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (6.250 %)NHS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.250 %)UNIX
11 (6.250 %)Windows
11 (6.250 %)VMS
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (37.50 %)Business Analysis
24 (25.00 %)Six Sigma
32 (12.50 %)Project Management
32 (12.50 %)Change Management
32 (12.50 %)GAP Analysis
32 (12.50 %)Extreme Programming
32 (12.50 %)Risk Assessment
32 (12.50 %)Project Planning
32 (12.50 %)UML
32 (12.50 %)SSADM
32 (12.50 %)Information Management
32 (12.50 %)Critical Path Analysis
32 (12.50 %)Data Modelling
32 (12.50 %)QMS
41 (6.250 %)CRM
41 (6.250 %)Risk Analysis
41 (6.250 %)Use Case
41 (6.250 %)Requirements Management
41 (6.250 %)Agile Software Development
41 (6.250 %)Data Management
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (12.50 %)C
12 (12.50 %)C#
12 (12.50 %)C++
12 (12.50 %)COBOL
12 (12.50 %)Java
21 (6.250 %)Perl
21 (6.250 %)SQL
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (12.50 %)ISO9000
Chester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.250 %)Oracle
11 (6.250 %)Microsoft
11 (6.250 %)Avaya
11 (6.250 %)BMC
11 (6.250 %)Perforce