Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts within the Devon 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 5 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
5 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2534
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads15
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.549 %1.825 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£150£325
Average daily rate£163£350
% change on same period last year-53.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£175£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£377
% change on same period last year-0.68 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.12£26.83
% change on same period last year+8.54 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads182274
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.297 %0.300 %
Daily rates quoted4867
Average minimum daily rate£295£325
Average daily rate£309£334
% change on same period last year-7.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted3858
Average minimum hourly rate£17.70£17.01
Average hourly rate£19.21£18.18
% change on same period last year+5.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.73£19.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.18£23.82
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Business Analyst South WestBusiness Analyst
South West

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 Devon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon Business Analyst Daily Rate Trend

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 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 5 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PlymouthUp+41£163-
Business Analyst South WestBusiness Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, 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.

17 (46.67 %)NHS
26 (40.00 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (20.00 %)MS Office
33 (20.00 %)UML
33 (20.00 %)MS Excel
33 (20.00 %)MS Visio
33 (20.00 %)Microsoft
42 (13.33 %)NPfIT
42 (13.33 %)Finance
42 (13.33 %)Health
51 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
51 (6.667 %)Requirements Analysis
51 (6.667 %)WebSphere
51 (6.667 %)Data Extraction
51 (6.667 %)WebServices
51 (6.667 %)Windows
51 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (6.667 %)Project Management
51 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
51 (6.667 %)SQL
51 (6.667 %)J2EE
51 (6.667 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (6.667 %)Business Objects

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 December 2008, 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %)J2EE
11 (6.667 %)WebServices
11 (6.667 %)WebSphere
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (6.667 %)WebSphere Application Server
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (40.00 %)MS PowerPoint
23 (20.00 %)MS Office
23 (20.00 %)MS Excel
23 (20.00 %)MS Visio
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (13.33 %)Finance
12 (13.33 %)Health
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (46.67 %)NHS
22 (13.33 %)NPfIT
31 (6.667 %)Data Extraction
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)Windows
11 (6.667 %)Windows Server 2003
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (20.00 %)UML
21 (6.667 %)Project Management
21 (6.667 %)Business Analysis
21 (6.667 %)Requirements Analysis
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)SQL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (20.00 %)Microsoft
21 (6.667 %)Business Objects