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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role 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 Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Essex region.

 Business Analyst
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank243011
Rank change year-on-year
Up+6Down-19
Matching contract IT job ads171467
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex5.247 %3.084 %8.668 %
As % of the Job Titles category5.466 %3.544 %9.091 %
Daily rates quoted3429
Average daily rate£400£250£375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+60.00 %-33.33 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£360£159£263
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£440£425£506
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£375£375
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %-
Hourly rates quoted8012
Average hourly rate£21.50-£32.25
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£18.00-£26.20
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£33.87-£34.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.89£20.50£30.00
% change year-on-year
+6.780 %-31.66 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Essex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
311395737
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Essex95.99 %87.00 %95.34 %
Daily rates quoted124157312
Average daily rate£200£275£280
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-27.27 %-1.780 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£78£110£139
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£410£500£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£350
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %-3.570 %
Hourly rates quoted8845112
Average hourly rate£24.00£21.00£22.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+14.28 %-6.660 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£11.00£11.00£17.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£35.00£35.00£43.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %-9.090 %
Business Analyst East of EnglandBusiness Analyst
East of England

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.

Business Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analyst across the Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Essex region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
ColchesterDown-51£450-
ChelmsfordNew entry-1£400-
Business Analyst East of EnglandBusiness Analyst
East of England

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

113 (39.39 %)Insurance
211 (33.33 %)Finance
39 (27.27 %)Business Analysis
48 (24.24 %)UML
55 (15.15 %)MS Excel
55 (15.15 %)Project Management
64 (12.12 %)E-Commerce
64 (12.12 %)Microsoft
64 (12.12 %)XDE
64 (12.12 %)Web Development
64 (12.12 %)CA Clarity
64 (12.12 %)Use Case
64 (12.12 %)Requirements Analysis
64 (12.12 %)Systems Analysis
73 (9.091 %)SQL
82 (6.061 %)CMS
82 (6.061 %)Retail
82 (6.061 %)MS Office
82 (6.061 %)Windows
82 (6.061 %)SOA
82 (6.061 %)Marketing
82 (6.061 %)Google Analytics
82 (6.061 %)Business Development
82 (6.061 %)Degree
82 (6.061 %)Windows Vista
82 (6.061 %)SharePoint
82 (6.061 %)Data Analysis
82 (6.061 %)Google
91 (3.030 %)MS PowerPoint
91 (3.030 %)Release Management

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
12 (6.061 %)CMS
12 (6.061 %)SharePoint
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
15 (15.15 %)MS Excel
24 (12.12 %)CA Clarity
32 (6.061 %)MS Office
41 (3.030 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (3.030 %)Spreadsheet
41 (3.030 %)MS Project
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
12 (6.061 %)Google Analytics
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (3.030 %)Firewall
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
14 (12.12 %)XDE
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
113 (39.39 %)Insurance
211 (33.33 %)Finance
32 (6.061 %)Retail
32 (6.061 %)Marketing
41 (3.030 %)Billing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
12 (6.061 %)Windows
12 (6.061 %)Windows Vista
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
19 (27.27 %)Business Analysis
28 (24.24 %)UML
35 (15.15 %)Project Management
44 (12.12 %)E-Commerce
44 (12.12 %)Web Development
44 (12.12 %)Use Case
44 (12.12 %)Requirements Analysis
44 (12.12 %)Systems Analysis
52 (6.061 %)SOA
52 (6.061 %)Business Development
52 (6.061 %)Data Analysis
61 (3.030 %)Release Management
61 (3.030 %)User Acceptance Testing
61 (3.030 %)Test Scripting
61 (3.030 %)PRINCE
61 (3.030 %)Migration
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
13 (9.091 %)SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
12 (6.061 %)Degree
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
11 (3.030 %)RACF
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
14 (12.12 %)Microsoft
22 (6.061 %)Google
31 (3.030 %)Siebel