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This section looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills within the Lancashire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analysis
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3028
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads823
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.023 %
As % of the category below4.819 %6.389 %
Daily rates quoted56
Average minimum daily rate£310£324
Average daily rate£320£337
% change on same period last year-5.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£329£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£383£375
% change on same period last year+2.29 %
Hourly rates quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£33.48
Average hourly rate-£34.85
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.38£29.40
% change on same period last year+3.33 %
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Lancashire
Matching contract IT job ads166360
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.219 %0.359 %
Daily rates quoted3886
Average minimum daily rate£369£347
Average daily rate£388£358
% change on same period last year+8.40 %
Average maximum daily rate£407£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted3340
Average minimum hourly rate£23.45£24.81
Average hourly rate£24.93£27.59
% change on same period last year-9.64 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.41£30.37
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Business Analysis North WestBusiness Analysis
North West

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 Analysis
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Lancashire Business Analysis Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Business Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Lancashire Business Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Lancashire Business Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
PrestonUp+12£313-
Newton-le-WillowsNew entry-2--
BlackpoolNew entry-1--
Business Analysis North WestBusiness Analysis
North West

Business Analysis
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

16 (42.86 %)Government
25 (35.71 %)QMS
25 (35.71 %)BPR
33 (21.43 %)Pensions
33 (21.43 %)Finance
42 (14.29 %)Local Government
42 (14.29 %)Project Planning
42 (14.29 %)Oracle
51 (7.143 %)MS Office
51 (7.143 %)JDBC
51 (7.143 %)JSP
51 (7.143 %)Servlets
51 (7.143 %)UNIX
51 (7.143 %)UML
51 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
51 (7.143 %)Oracle 9i
51 (7.143 %)Oracle 10g
51 (7.143 %)Intranet
51 (7.143 %)Project Management
51 (7.143 %)HTML
51 (7.143 %)Java
51 (7.143 %)SQL
51 (7.143 %)Quality Management
51 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
51 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
51 (7.143 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (7.143 %)Oracle Applications

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %)JDBC
11 (7.143 %)JSP
11 (7.143 %)Servlets
11 (7.143 %)HTML
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Office
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (7.143 %)Oracle Applications
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)Intranet
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)Oracle Reports
11 (7.143 %)Oracle 9i
11 (7.143 %)Oracle 10g
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (42.86 %)Government
23 (21.43 %)Pensions
23 (21.43 %)Finance
32 (14.29 %)Local Government
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Business Analyst
16 (42.86 %)Analyst
22 (14.29 %)Project Manager
31 (7.143 %)Consultant
31 (7.143 %)Applications Support
31 (7.143 %)Oracle Applications Support
31 (7.143 %)Functional Consultant
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.143 %)UNIX
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (35.71 %)QMS
15 (35.71 %)BPR
22 (14.29 %)Project Planning
31 (7.143 %)UML
31 (7.143 %)Project Management
31 (7.143 %)Quality Management
31 (7.143 %)SC Cleared
31 (7.143 %)Security Cleared
31 (7.143 %)Stakeholder Management
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)Java
11 (7.143 %)SQL
Lancashire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (14.29 %)Oracle