The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the Essex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Essex 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 31 28 20
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -8
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 18 19 31
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 4.286% 4.657% 7.908%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.102% 7.755% 13.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 11 16
Average daily rate £325 £438 £366
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-25.71% +19.45%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £273 £350 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £435 £500 £488
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 6
Average hourly rate £30.45 - £28.75
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £26.20 - £24.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.60 - £34.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Processes & Methodologies
Essex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
295 245 238
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex 70.24% 60.05% 60.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 120 109
Average daily rate £325 £350 £363
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% -3.44%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £125 £203
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £460
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 35 43
Average hourly rate £32.50 £27.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+18.18% -8.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £24.87 £17.00 £23.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £46.00 £39.69 £39.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Business Analysis
East of England

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Essex Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Analysis across the Essex region.

Essex Business Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Essex Business Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Essex region.

Essex Business Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Essex Business Analysis Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 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
Basildon 0 4 - -
Chelmsford -1 3 £419 -6.94%
Brentwood - 2 £245 -
Business Analysis
East of England

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Business Analysis also 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 that cited Business Analysis.

1 8 (24.24%) Finance
1 8 (24.24%) Systems Analysis
1 8 (24.24%) UML
1 8 (24.24%) User Acceptance Testing
2 7 (21.21%) Test Scripting
2 7 (21.21%) Use Case
2 7 (21.21%) MS Excel
2 7 (21.21%) NHS
2 7 (21.21%) Project Management
3 6 (18.18%) Change Management
4 5 (15.15%) Data Modelling
4 5 (15.15%) Microsoft
4 5 (15.15%) Project Planning
4 5 (15.15%) Workflow
5 4 (12.12%) Wealth Management
5 4 (12.12%) Civica
5 4 (12.12%) IIBA
5 4 (12.12%) SQL
5 4 (12.12%) MS Office
5 4 (12.12%) ISEB
5 4 (12.12%) VisionPLUS
6 3 (9.091%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (9.091%) MS Project
6 3 (9.091%) PRINCE2
6 3 (9.091%) ERP
6 3 (9.091%) MS Visio
6 3 (9.091%) SOA
7 2 (6.061%) SaaS
7 2 (6.061%) Release Management
7 2 (6.061%) Fund Accounting

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing Business Analysis also 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 that cited Business Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 1 (3.030%) J2EE
Application Platforms
1 1 (3.030%) Oracle Application Server
1 1 (3.030%) Oracle 10gAS
Applications
1 7 (21.21%) MS Excel
2 4 (12.12%) MS Office
3 3 (9.091%) MS Project
3 3 (9.091%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (12.12%) VisionPLUS
2 1 (3.030%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.061%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.061%) MS Access
2 1 (3.030%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (3.030%) Oracle 8/8i
2 1 (3.030%) Oracle 9i
2 1 (3.030%) Oracle Discoverer
2 1 (3.030%) Oracle 10g
Development Applications
1 1 (3.030%) Oracle Forms
General
1 8 (24.24%) Finance
2 2 (6.061%) Pharmaceutical
2 2 (6.061%) Financial Institution
2 2 (6.061%) Telecoms
2 2 (6.061%) Manufacturing
2 2 (6.061%) General Ledger
3 1 (3.030%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 30 (90.91%) Analyst
2 25 (75.76%) Business Analyst
3 4 (12.12%) Systems Analyst
4 3 (9.091%) Business Systems Analyst
4 3 (9.091%) Business Process Analyst
4 3 (9.091%) Project Manager
4 3 (9.091%) Process Analyst
4 3 (9.091%) NHS Business Analyst
5 2 (6.061%) Senior Business Analyst
5 2 (6.061%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (6.061%) UML Business Analyst
6 1 (3.030%) CRM Business Analyst
6 1 (3.030%) Oracle Analyst
6 1 (3.030%) Oracle Developer
6 1 (3.030%) Analyst Developer
6 1 (3.030%) Business Architect
6 1 (3.030%) CRM Consultant
6 1 (3.030%) Developer
6 1 (3.030%) Consultant
6 1 (3.030%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 7 (21.21%) NHS
2 4 (12.12%) IIBA
3 2 (6.061%) SaaS
3 2 (6.061%) Mainframe
3 2 (6.061%) Client/Server
4 1 (3.030%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.030%) UNIX
1 1 (3.030%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (24.24%) Systems Analysis
1 8 (24.24%) UML
1 8 (24.24%) User Acceptance Testing
2 7 (21.21%) Test Scripting
2 7 (21.21%) Use Case
2 7 (21.21%) Project Management
3 6 (18.18%) Change Management
4 5 (15.15%) Data Modelling
4 5 (15.15%) Project Planning
4 5 (15.15%) Workflow
5 4 (12.12%) Wealth Management
6 3 (9.091%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (9.091%) PRINCE2
6 3 (9.091%) ERP
6 3 (9.091%) SOA
7 2 (6.061%) Release Management
7 2 (6.061%) Fund Accounting
7 2 (6.061%) Cash Management
7 2 (6.061%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (6.061%) Change Control
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.12%) SQL
2 1 (3.030%) PL/SQL
2 1 (3.030%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 4 (12.12%) ISEB
2 2 (6.061%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 5 (15.15%) Microsoft
2 4 (12.12%) Civica
3 1 (3.030%) Oracle
3 1 (3.030%) Business Objects
3 1 (3.030%) Remedy