The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset 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 18 June 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 Dorset 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 18 17 12
Rank change year-on-year
-1 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 16 14 40
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 6.926% 5.364% 10.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.240% 5.622% 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 13 18
Average daily rate £370 £400 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.50% -11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £354 £375 £368
10% offered a daily rate of more than £434 £500 £530
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-1.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.25 £31.83 £27.00
% change year-on-year
+1.33% +17.87%
All Job Titles
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
221 249 360
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 95.67% 95.40% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 146 207
Average daily rate £360 £375 £340
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.00% +10.29%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £180 £300 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £478 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 18 17
Average hourly rate £32.00 £22.75 £37.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+40.65% -39.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £22.75 £11.38
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £39.20 £42.50
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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Bournemouth +6 10 £373 -6.87% 5
Weymouth - - - -
Business Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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 15 (53.57%) Finance
2 10 (35.71%) ISEB
3 9 (32.14%) Business Analysis
4 7 (25.00%) Banking
5 6 (21.43%) Change Management
5 6 (21.43%) Project Management
6 4 (14.29%) Service Delivery
6 4 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
6 4 (14.29%) Test Scripting
6 4 (14.29%) SWIFT
7 3 (10.71%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
8 2 (7.143%) BPR
8 2 (7.143%) Mainframe
8 2 (7.143%) GAP Analysis
8 2 (7.143%) NHS
8 2 (7.143%) Data Modelling
8 2 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (7.143%) B2B
8 2 (7.143%) COBOL
8 2 (7.143%) PL/SQL
8 2 (7.143%) SQL
8 2 (7.143%) Oracle
8 2 (7.143%) ITIL
8 2 (7.143%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (7.143%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (7.143%) Investment Management
8 2 (7.143%) Local Government
8 2 (7.143%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (7.143%) Degree

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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 1 (3.571%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.571%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.571%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.571%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (3.571%) Temenos T24
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.571%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.143%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 2 (7.143%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 2 (7.143%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (3.571%) Adabas
General
1 15 (53.57%) Finance
2 7 (25.00%) Banking
3 2 (7.143%) Local Government
4 1 (3.571%) Corporate Banking
4 1 (3.571%) Telecoms
4 1 (3.571%) Retail
4 1 (3.571%) Investment Banking
4 1 (3.571%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.29%) SWIFT
2 2 (7.143%) NHS
2 2 (7.143%) Mainframe
3 1 (3.571%) Equities
3 1 (3.571%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.571%) UNIX
1 1 (3.571%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (32.14%) Business Analysis
2 6 (21.43%) Project Management
2 6 (21.43%) Change Management
3 4 (14.29%) Service Delivery
3 4 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
3 4 (14.29%) Test Scripting
4 3 (10.71%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (7.143%) Investment Management
5 2 (7.143%) Problem Management
5 2 (7.143%) BPR
5 2 (7.143%) GAP Analysis
5 2 (7.143%) ITIL
5 2 (7.143%) Data Modelling
5 2 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (7.143%) B2B
6 1 (3.571%) Six Sigma
6 1 (3.571%) PRINCE2
6 1 (3.571%) CRM
6 1 (3.571%) E-Commerce
6 1 (3.571%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.143%) COBOL
1 2 (7.143%) PL/SQL
1 2 (7.143%) SQL
2 1 (3.571%) JCL
Qualifications
1 10 (35.71%) ISEB
2 2 (7.143%) Degree
3 1 (3.571%) ACCA
3 1 (3.571%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.143%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (3.571%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.143%) Oracle
3 1 (3.571%) Temenos
3 1 (3.571%) webMethods
Bournemouth
The skills and experience you'll bring A highly skilled, ideally ISEB certified, Senior Business Analyst with strong leadership skills as well as a track record of delivering...
Ageas 50
Rate: Up to £450 per day depending upon experience
Posted: 23 May 2013
Dorset
My client, is recruiting for a business analyst to join their large scale payments programme. The roles has a heavy sanctions element and you must have solid experience...
Lawrence Harvey IT & Change
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 17 June 2013