The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the East of England 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 19 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 East of England 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
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 17 23 14
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 156 199 228
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 7.056% 6.589% 8.210%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.511% 7.027% 8.729%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 110 129
Average daily rate £400 £375 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.66% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £260 £275 £290
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £463 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-1.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 13 10
Average hourly rate £32.00 £33.50 £28.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-4.47% +16.52%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.60 £28.00 £24.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £36.20 £36.86 £32.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.25 £32.83 £27.50
% change year-on-year
-1.75% +19.36%
All Job Titles
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2077 2832 2612
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 93.94% 93.77% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1064 1329 1164
Average daily rate £338 £338 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -3.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £188 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £468 £460 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 239 323 328
Average hourly rate £26.00 £22.88 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+13.66% +30.71%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.50 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £40.00 £37.45
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £19.94
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -9.72%
Business Analyst
England

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England 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 East of England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the East of England region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

East of England Business Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

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 East of England region over the 3 months to 19 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
Essex -2 44 £413 +2.48% 4
Hertfordshire +5 42 £400 +3.22% 10
Bedfordshire +2 26 £400 +10.34% 3
Cambridgeshire -12 16 £400 +3.89% 6
Suffolk +9 11 £425 +9.67%
Norfolk +1 5 £350 -10.25% 4
East Anglia +12 4 £375 - 1
Business Analyst
England

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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.

1 110 (28.95%) Business Analysis
2 109 (28.68%) Finance
3 54 (14.21%) Retail
4 50 (13.16%) Use Case
5 48 (12.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 45 (11.84%) UML
7 38 (10.00%) Project Management
8 37 (9.737%) E-Commerce
9 30 (7.895%) SQL
9 30 (7.895%) System Testing
10 29 (7.632%) Microsoft
10 29 (7.632%) Migration
11 27 (7.105%) Data Analysis
12 26 (6.842%) Systems Analysis
12 26 (6.842%) MS Office
13 25 (6.579%) Data Warehouse
14 24 (6.316%) MS Excel
14 24 (6.316%) ERP
15 22 (5.789%) MS Visio
15 22 (5.789%) User Acceptance Testing
16 21 (5.526%) Test Scripting
17 20 (5.263%) GAP Analysis
17 20 (5.263%) PRINCE2
18 19 (5.000%) Agile Software Development
19 18 (4.737%) Change Management
20 17 (4.474%) Telecoms
20 17 (4.474%) NHS
21 16 (4.211%) Degree
22 14 (3.684%) ISEB
23 13 (3.421%) Business Intelligence

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the East of England 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 5 (1.316%) COM
2 3 (0.789%) WebSphere
2 3 (0.789%) XBRL
3 2 (0.526%) XML
3 2 (0.526%) J2EE
3 2 (0.526%) HTML
3 2 (0.526%) EDI
3 2 (0.526%) SAP PI
4 1 (0.263%) GWT
4 1 (0.263%) Application Packaging
4 1 (0.263%) ASP
4 1 (0.263%) .NET
4 1 (0.263%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 10 (2.632%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.263%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (0.263%) Joomla!
2 1 (0.263%) WorkSite
2 1 (0.263%) Documentum
2 1 (0.263%) LiveLink
2 1 (0.263%) CMS
Applications
1 26 (6.842%) MS Office
2 24 (6.316%) MS Excel
3 22 (5.789%) MS Visio
4 4 (1.053%) MS Project
5 2 (0.526%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.263%) PowerPivot
6 1 (0.263%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.105%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.053%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (1.053%) VisionPLUS
3 2 (0.526%) Hyperion Planning
3 2 (0.526%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.526%) MFGPRO
4 1 (0.263%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.263%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.263%) PeopleSoft HRMS
4 1 (0.263%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.263%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.263%) Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.842%) 2G
2 6 (1.579%) LTE
3 2 (0.526%) 3G
3 2 (0.526%) WAN
4 1 (0.263%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.263%) 4G
4 1 (0.263%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (6.579%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (1.316%) Data Mining
3 4 (1.053%) MS Access
4 2 (0.526%) GIS
4 2 (0.526%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.526%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (0.526%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.263%) PerformancePoint
5 1 (0.263%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.263%) Crystal Reports
5 1 (0.263%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (0.789%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (0.526%) RequisitePro
3 1 (0.263%) FrontPage
3 1 (0.263%) Axure RP
General
1 109 (28.68%) Finance
2 54 (14.21%) Retail
3 17 (4.474%) Telecoms
4 12 (3.158%) Manufacturing
5 8 (2.105%) Marketing
6 7 (1.842%) Back Office
6 7 (1.842%) Banking
7 6 (1.579%) General Ledger
8 4 (1.053%) Pharmaceutical
8 4 (1.053%) Games
8 4 (1.053%) Legal
9 3 (0.789%) Local Government
9 3 (0.789%) German Language
10 2 (0.526%) Financial Institution
10 2 (0.526%) Advertising
10 2 (0.526%) Automotive
10 2 (0.526%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.263%) Retail Banking
11 1 (0.263%) Law
11 1 (0.263%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 17 (4.474%) NHS
2 10 (2.632%) Management Information System
3 5 (1.316%) EPoS
4 4 (1.053%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (1.053%) IIBA
5 3 (0.789%) SaaS
6 2 (0.526%) Mainframe
6 2 (0.526%) FMCG
6 2 (0.526%) E-Learning
7 1 (0.263%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.263%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.263%) Taxonomies
7 1 (0.263%) Informatics
7 1 (0.263%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.263%) Blackberry
7 1 (0.263%) Chip and PIN
7 1 (0.263%) EFTPOS
7 1 (0.263%) NPfIT
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.526%) Windows
1 2 (0.526%) Windows 7
2 1 (0.263%) GCOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (28.95%) Business Analysis
2 50 (13.16%) Use Case
3 48 (12.63%) Stakeholder Management
4 45 (11.84%) UML
5 38 (10.00%) Project Management
6 37 (9.737%) E-Commerce
7 30 (7.895%) System Testing
8 29 (7.632%) Migration
9 27 (7.105%) Data Analysis
10 26 (6.842%) Systems Analysis
11 24 (6.316%) ERP
12 22 (5.789%) User Acceptance Testing
13 21 (5.526%) Test Scripting
14 20 (5.263%) GAP Analysis
14 20 (5.263%) PRINCE2
15 19 (5.000%) Agile Software Development
16 18 (4.737%) Change Management
17 13 (3.421%) Business Intelligence
18 12 (3.158%) Workflow
18 12 (3.158%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (7.895%) SQL
2 3 (0.789%) VBA
3 2 (0.526%) C
4 1 (0.263%) T-SQL
4 1 (0.263%) VB
Qualifications
1 16 (4.211%) Degree
2 14 (3.684%) ISEB
3 7 (1.842%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 7 (1.842%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 4 (1.053%) PMP
4 4 (1.053%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.263%) ISTQB
5 1 (0.263%) Security Cleared
5 1 (0.263%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (1.316%) Solvency II
2 3 (0.789%) PCI DSS
2 3 (0.789%) QA
3 2 (0.526%) SLA
3 2 (0.526%) BS25999
4 1 (0.263%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.263%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.263%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.263%) SCOM
Vendors
1 29 (7.632%) Microsoft
2 12 (3.158%) SAP
3 4 (1.053%) SunGard
3 4 (1.053%) IT2
3 4 (1.053%) Civica
3 4 (1.053%) Guidewire
4 3 (0.789%) Hyperion
4 3 (0.789%) Sun
4 3 (0.789%) Oracle
4 3 (0.789%) TIBCO
5 2 (0.526%) webMethods
5 2 (0.526%) Business Objects
5 2 (0.526%) PeopleSoft
5 2 (0.526%) Ericsson
5 2 (0.526%) Salesforce.com
5 2 (0.526%) Brio
6 1 (0.263%) Teradata
6 1 (0.263%) Pega
6 1 (0.263%) MicroStrategy
6 1 (0.263%) Software AG
Norwich, East Anglia
We are currently working with a client in Norwich to recruit a Business Analyst on a fixed term contract basis-This is an excellent opportunity to join an...
GSA Techsource
Rate: Negotiable DOE + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Hitchin, South East
We are currently working with a client in Hitchin to recruit a Business Analyst on a fixed term contract basis-This is an excellent opportunity to join an...
GSA Techsource
Rate: Negotiable DOE + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Essential Skills 1 Business Analysis, Requirements Capture... 6 Knowledge and experience of web portals / SAP Portals 7 Experience of working on agile software delivery projects across the full...
Verticality Ltd
Rate: £400 to £550 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Business Analyst - Cambridgeshire - £400 per dayMy prestige client is looking for a Business Analyst to work as part of the delivery team on a major transformation programme. Recent...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Luton, Bedfordshire
eCommerce Business Analyst - Card Payment, Payment Service Provider - Luton - commutable from London, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, the Midlands. Our major blue chip client currently require an eCommerce Business Analyst with...
Advanced Resource Managers
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 12 June 2013
Essex
E-synergy Solutions
Rate: £400 - £600 per day
Posted: 18 June 2013
Hertfordshire, South East
Hudson
Rate: £350 - £375 per day
Posted: 14 June 2013
Potters Bar, South East
Applause IT Ltd
Rate: £300 - £325 per day
Posted: 10 June 2013
Luton
I4 Rec
Rate: £300 - 330 per day
Posted: 28 May 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
DP Connect Ltd
Posted: 5 June 2013
Essex
Venn Group
Rate: £350 - 450 Per Day
Posted: 14 June 2013
Norwich, Norfolk
RDF Resources
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 12 June 2013
EAST ANGLIA
Provisio Solutions
Rate: £300 - £32O per day
Posted: 21 May 2013
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