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This section looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1917
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads9795
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.128 %0.095 %
As % of the category below8.305 %8.780 %
Daily rates quoted2721
Average minimum daily rate£373£319
Average daily rate£393£333
% change on same period last year+18.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£414£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£381
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£42.50
Average hourly rate-£45.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.65£33.19
% change on same period last year-4.65 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads11681082
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.541 %1.078 %
Daily rates quoted301185
Average minimum daily rate£326£330
Average daily rate£346£354
% change on same period last year-2.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£366£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£354
% change on same period last year+0.35 %
Hourly rates quoted6297
Average minimum hourly rate£22.16£26.49
Average hourly rate£24.28£27.76
% change on same period last year-12.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.40£29.03
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.68£25.69
% change on same period last year-7.85 %
Business Analyst West YorkshireBusiness Analyst
West Yorkshire

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

155 (33.54 %)Business Analysis
243 (26.22 %)NHS
340 (24.39 %)Health
436 (21.95 %)PRINCE2
527 (16.46 %)UML
625 (15.24 %)Finance
718 (10.98 %)Oracle
817 (10.37 %)MS Visio
817 (10.37 %)GAP Analysis
915 (9.146 %)EDRMS
1014 (8.537 %)Use Case
1113 (7.927 %)Data Protection
1113 (7.927 %)Project Management
1113 (7.927 %)Retail
1113 (7.927 %)Data Protection Act
1212 (7.317 %)Freedom of Information
1212 (7.317 %)Workflow
1311 (6.707 %)Data Modelling
1311 (6.707 %)SharePoint
1311 (6.707 %)Freedom of Information Act
1410 (6.098 %)Data Analysis
1410 (6.098 %)Stakeholder Management
1410 (6.098 %)PRINCE
1410 (6.098 %)User Acceptance Testing
159 (5.488 %)SQL
159 (5.488 %).NET
159 (5.488 %)QA
159 (5.488 %)Systems Analysis
159 (5.488 %)Document Management
168 (4.878 %)Requirements Analysis

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (5.488 %).NET
22 (1.220 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (6.707 %)SharePoint
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (10.37 %)MS Visio
26 (3.659 %)MS Project
26 (3.659 %)MS Excel
34 (2.439 %)MS Office
42 (1.220 %)CA Clarity
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (9.146 %)EDRMS
27 (4.268 %)SQL Server
36 (3.659 %)Datawarehouse
36 (3.659 %)BusinessObjects
42 (1.220 %)MS Access
42 (1.220 %)SAP BW
51 (0.610 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.610 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.610 %)Oracle Reports
51 (0.610 %)Oracle Discoverer
51 (0.610 %)TOAD
51 (0.610 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.610 %)Rational Rose
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
140 (24.39 %)Health
225 (15.24 %)Finance
313 (7.927 %)Retail
48 (4.878 %)Banking
56 (3.659 %)Billing
65 (3.049 %)Government
74 (2.439 %)Electric
83 (1.829 %)Marketing
83 (1.829 %)Construction
83 (1.829 %)Legal
92 (1.220 %)Telecoms
92 (1.220 %)International Banking
92 (1.220 %)Insurance
101 (0.610 %)Retail Banking
101 (0.610 %)Law
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
143 (26.22 %)NHS
213 (7.927 %)Data Protection Act
312 (7.317 %)Freedom of Information
411 (6.707 %)Freedom of Information Act
56 (3.659 %)NPfIT
56 (3.659 %)IVR
65 (3.049 %)Client/Server
74 (2.439 %)Management Information System
74 (2.439 %)Informatics
83 (1.829 %)EPoS
92 (1.220 %)E-Learning
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (1.220 %)Windows
21 (0.610 %)UNIX
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
155 (33.54 %)Business Analysis
236 (21.95 %)PRINCE2
327 (16.46 %)UML
417 (10.37 %)GAP Analysis
514 (8.537 %)Use Case
613 (7.927 %)Data Protection
613 (7.927 %)Project Management
712 (7.317 %)Workflow
811 (6.707 %)Data Modelling
910 (6.098 %)Data Analysis
910 (6.098 %)Stakeholder Management
910 (6.098 %)PRINCE
910 (6.098 %)User Acceptance Testing
109 (5.488 %)Systems Analysis
109 (5.488 %)Document Management
118 (4.878 %)Requirements Analysis
118 (4.878 %)Migration
127 (4.268 %)BPR
127 (4.268 %)Data Migration
136 (3.659 %)RUP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (5.488 %)SQL
26 (3.659 %)Java
26 (3.659 %)VB.NET
31 (0.610 %)VBA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (3.659 %)PRINCE2 Certification
22 (1.220 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
31 (0.610 %)Degree
31 (0.610 %)ISEB
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (5.488 %)QA
21 (0.610 %)SLA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (10.98 %)Oracle
28 (4.878 %)SAP
37 (4.268 %)Microsoft
46 (3.659 %)Business Objects
55 (3.049 %)Siebel
63 (1.829 %)Retalix
71 (0.610 %)Casewise
71 (0.610 %)Alterian
71 (0.610 %)BT
71 (0.610 %)Unisys