The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Devon 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 24 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 Devon 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 9 28 27
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 21 3 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Devon 12.43% 1.639% 1.961%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.80% 1.724% 2.041%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 2 3
Average daily rate £325 £375 £288
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-13.33% +30.43%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £224 £335 £248
10% offered a daily rate of more than £378 £415 £338
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £30.00 £26.25
% change year-on-year
+5.00% +14.28%
All Job Titles
Devon
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
164 174 147
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Devon 97.04% 95.08% 96.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 86 66
Average daily rate £312 £325 £290
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.00% +12.06%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £220 £220 £100
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £475 £423
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 29 20
Average hourly rate £19.39 £16.00 £27.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+21.18% -41.81%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £16.92 £12.50 £8.75
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.50 £31.50 £32.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon 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 Devon region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon 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 Devon region over the 3 months to 24 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
Exeter +10 17 £325 -
Plymouth - 2 £425 -
Business Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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 10 (32.26%) Stakeholder Management
2 9 (29.03%) SC Cleared
2 9 (29.03%) Security Cleared
3 5 (16.13%) B2B
4 4 (12.90%) Project Management
5 3 (9.677%) Business Analysis
5 3 (9.677%) ISO 9001
5 3 (9.677%) Workflow
5 3 (9.677%) Systems Analysis
5 3 (9.677%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (6.452%) SharePoint
6 2 (6.452%) SQL
6 2 (6.452%) VB.NET
6 2 (6.452%) .NET
6 2 (6.452%) ASP.NET
6 2 (6.452%) PRINCE2
6 2 (6.452%) Summit
6 2 (6.452%) ISO 14001
7 1 (3.226%) Service Delivery
7 1 (3.226%) Management Information System
7 1 (3.226%) Telecoms
7 1 (3.226%) TickIT
7 1 (3.226%) Retail
7 1 (3.226%) Data Management
7 1 (3.226%) Windows
7 1 (3.226%) UML
7 1 (3.226%) CRM
7 1 (3.226%) ITIL
7 1 (3.226%) ERP
7 1 (3.226%) Data Modelling

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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 2 (6.452%) .NET
1 2 (6.452%) ASP.NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (6.452%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (6.452%) Summit
General
1 1 (3.226%) Telecoms
1 1 (3.226%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.226%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.226%) Windows
1 1 (3.226%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (32.26%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (16.13%) B2B
3 4 (12.90%) Project Management
4 3 (9.677%) Business Analysis
4 3 (9.677%) Workflow
4 3 (9.677%) Systems Analysis
4 3 (9.677%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (6.452%) PRINCE2
6 1 (3.226%) Service Delivery
6 1 (3.226%) Data Management
6 1 (3.226%) UML
6 1 (3.226%) CRM
6 1 (3.226%) ITIL
6 1 (3.226%) ERP
6 1 (3.226%) Data Modelling
6 1 (3.226%) IDEF
6 1 (3.226%) Enterprise Architecture
6 1 (3.226%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (3.226%) Information Management
6 1 (3.226%) Document Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.452%) SQL
1 2 (6.452%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 9 (29.03%) SC Cleared
1 9 (29.03%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.226%) ISEB
2 1 (3.226%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.677%) ISO 9001
2 2 (6.452%) ISO 14001
3 1 (3.226%) TickIT