The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Hemel Hempstead 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 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 Job Titles advertised for the Hemel Hempstead 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 Analyst
Rank 9 12 11
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 3 9 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hemel Hempstead 6.383% 9.677% 3.175%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.818% 11.25% 3.571%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Average daily rate £300 £350 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.28% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.25 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+4.16% +15.38%
All Job Titles
Hemel Hempstead
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
44 80 56
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hemel Hempstead 93.62% 86.02% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 11 11
Average daily rate £300 £325 £130
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.69% +150.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £85 £250 £120
10% offered a daily rate of more than £403 £350 £570
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 10 3
Average hourly rate £19.00 £12.00 £10.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+58.33% +20.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £12.00 £9.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.50 £17.50 £24.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Analyst
Hertfordshire

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hemel Hempstead 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 Hemel Hempstead region.

Hemel Hempstead Business Analyst Daily Rate Trend

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 Hemel Hempstead region.

Hemel Hempstead Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hemel Hempstead 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 7 (70.00%) Telecoms
1 7 (70.00%) Business Analysis
1 7 (70.00%) Data Management
2 4 (40.00%) LTE
2 4 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 4 (40.00%) 2G
2 4 (40.00%) MS Excel
3 3 (30.00%) Ericsson
3 3 (30.00%) Web Development
4 2 (20.00%) SQL
5 1 (10.00%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Web Design
5 1 (10.00%) Retail
5 1 (10.00%) MS Office
5 1 (10.00%) PeopleSoft
5 1 (10.00%) Microsoft
5 1 (10.00%) EPoS
5 1 (10.00%) Chip and PIN
5 1 (10.00%) EFTPOS
5 1 (10.00%) Degree
5 1 (10.00%) PCI DSS
5 1 (10.00%) Waterfall
5 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Hemel Hempstead 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.

Applications
1 4 (40.00%) MS Excel
2 1 (10.00%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) LTE
1 4 (40.00%) 2G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server Reporting Services
General
1 7 (70.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (10.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) EPoS
1 1 (10.00%) Chip and PIN
1 1 (10.00%) EFTPOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Business Analysis
1 7 (70.00%) Data Management
2 4 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 3 (30.00%) Web Development
4 1 (10.00%) GAP Analysis
4 1 (10.00%) Web Design
4 1 (10.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Ericsson
2 1 (10.00%) PeopleSoft
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft