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This section looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts within the Edinburgh 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank410
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads13897
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.184 %0.097 %
As % of the category below16.41 %7.680 %
Daily rates quoted6630
Average minimum daily rate£234£294
Average daily rate£259£319
% change on same period last year-18.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£285£344
UK excluding London average daily rate£374£383
% change on same period last year-2.57 %
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£31.21£33.08
% change on same period last year-5.64 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads8411263
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.121 %1.260 %
Daily rates quoted195283
Average minimum daily rate£278£311
Average daily rate£306£328
% change on same period last year-6.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted2851
Average minimum hourly rate£25.51£27.35
Average hourly rate£27.75£28.57
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.98£29.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Business Analyst ScotlandBusiness Analyst
Scotland

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

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

1145 (59.67 %)Finance
258 (23.87 %)Business Analysis
345 (18.52 %)Pensions
439 (16.05 %)Stakeholder Management
534 (13.99 %)Banking
626 (10.70 %)User Acceptance Testing
720 (8.230 %)Change Management
814 (5.761 %)Project Management
814 (5.761 %)PRINCE2
913 (5.350 %)Oracle
913 (5.350 %)GAP Analysis
1011 (4.527 %)Insurance
1110 (4.115 %)Fund Management
129 (3.704 %)Security Management
129 (3.704 %)Financial Institution
138 (3.292 %)Back Office
138 (3.292 %)Business Objects
138 (3.292 %)Oracle Financials
138 (3.292 %)MS Visio
138 (3.292 %)BusinessObjects
138 (3.292 %)Investment Banking
138 (3.292 %)Asset Management
138 (3.292 %)Data Management
147 (2.881 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
156 (2.469 %)Front Office
156 (2.469 %)Six Sigma
156 (2.469 %)RDF
156 (2.469 %)Data Modelling
156 (2.469 %)CRM
156 (2.469 %)SharePoint

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.412 %)WebServices
11 (0.412 %)WebSphere
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (2.469 %)SharePoint
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (3.292 %)MS Visio
26 (2.469 %)MS PowerPoint
26 (2.469 %)MS Office
31 (0.412 %)Spreadsheet
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (3.292 %)Oracle Financials
23 (1.235 %)HiPortfolio
32 (0.823 %)Oracle EBS
41 (0.412 %)Salerio
41 (0.412 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (3.292 %)BusinessObjects
23 (1.235 %)Datawarehouse
32 (0.823 %)ETL
41 (0.412 %)Data Mining
41 (0.412 %)BusinessObjects XI
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1145 (59.67 %)Finance
245 (18.52 %)Pensions
334 (13.99 %)Banking
411 (4.527 %)Insurance
59 (3.704 %)Financial Institution
68 (3.292 %)Back Office
68 (3.292 %)Investment Banking
76 (2.469 %)Front Office
85 (2.058 %)Retail
94 (1.646 %)General Ledger
102 (0.823 %)Retail Banking
102 (0.823 %)Telecoms
111 (0.412 %)Billing
111 (0.412 %)Education
111 (0.412 %)Legal
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (2.881 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
24 (1.646 %)Derivative
31 (0.412 %)Client/Server
31 (0.412 %)Mainframe
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
158 (23.87 %)Business Analysis
239 (16.05 %)Stakeholder Management
326 (10.70 %)User Acceptance Testing
420 (8.230 %)Change Management
514 (5.761 %)Project Management
514 (5.761 %)PRINCE2
613 (5.350 %)GAP Analysis
710 (4.115 %)Fund Management
89 (3.704 %)Security Management
98 (3.292 %)Asset Management
98 (3.292 %)Data Management
106 (2.469 %)CRM
106 (2.469 %)Data Modelling
106 (2.469 %)RDF
106 (2.469 %)Six Sigma
106 (2.469 %)Project Planning
106 (2.469 %)Investment Management
115 (2.058 %)Data Analysis
115 (2.058 %)Systems Analysis
115 (2.058 %)Migration
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (2.469 %)SQL
21 (0.412 %)SQR
21 (0.412 %)C
21 (0.412 %)Java
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (0.823 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.058 %)Basel II
21 (0.412 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (5.350 %)Oracle
28 (3.292 %)Business Objects
35 (2.058 %)PeopleSoft
35 (2.058 %)Microsoft
44 (1.646 %)Casewise
52 (0.823 %)Charles River
61 (0.412 %)CheckFree
61 (0.412 %)SimCorp
61 (0.412 %)Adobe
61 (0.412 %)webMethods
61 (0.412 %)IBM