Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts within the M4 Corridor 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 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank68
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads1515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.016 %
As % of the category below14.85 %7.853 %
Daily rates quoted69
Average minimum daily rate£408£383
Average daily rate£446£394
% change on same period last year+13.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£483£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£378
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.94£27.24
% change on same period last year+6.23 %
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
M4 Corridor
Matching contract IT job ads101191
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.208 %
Daily rates quoted2256
Average minimum daily rate£413£374
Average daily rate£450£397
% change on same period last year+13.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£488£420
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33£35.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£40.00
% change on same period last year-50.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.67£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Business Analyst South EastBusiness Analyst
South East

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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

126 (59.09 %)Finance
210 (22.73 %)Oracle
210 (22.73 %)Business Analysis
39 (20.45 %)Retail
48 (18.18 %)Pensions
57 (15.91 %)Banking
66 (13.64 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
66 (13.64 %)SAP
75 (11.36 %)Oracle Payroll
75 (11.36 %)User Acceptance Testing
84 (9.091 %)FMCG
84 (9.091 %)Project Planning
84 (9.091 %)Data Analysis
84 (9.091 %)Logistics
84 (9.091 %)Retail Banking
84 (9.091 %)Migration
84 (9.091 %)Cognos
84 (9.091 %)SAP APO
93 (6.818 %)Oracle EBS
93 (6.818 %)Insurance
93 (6.818 %)Data Migration
93 (6.818 %)Oracle EBS R12
102 (4.545 %)CA Clarity
102 (4.545 %)CRM
111 (2.273 %)Service Delivery
111 (2.273 %)Change Management
111 (2.273 %)Disaster Recovery
111 (2.273 %)E-business
111 (2.273 %)UML
111 (2.273 %)EDRMS

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.273 %)SharePoint
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.545 %)CA Clarity
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (11.36 %)Oracle Payroll
24 (9.091 %)SAP APO
33 (6.818 %)Oracle EBS
33 (6.818 %)Oracle EBS R12
41 (2.273 %)Oracle ERP
41 (2.273 %)SAP SRM
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.273 %)EDRMS
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (59.09 %)Finance
29 (20.45 %)Retail
38 (18.18 %)Pensions
47 (15.91 %)Banking
54 (9.091 %)Retail Banking
54 (9.091 %)FMCG
63 (6.818 %)Insurance
71 (2.273 %)Local Government
71 (2.273 %)Construction
71 (2.273 %)Government
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.273 %)EPoS
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (22.73 %)Business Analysis
26 (13.64 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
35 (11.36 %)User Acceptance Testing
44 (9.091 %)Project Planning
44 (9.091 %)Data Analysis
44 (9.091 %)Logistics
44 (9.091 %)Migration
53 (6.818 %)Data Migration
62 (4.545 %)CRM
71 (2.273 %)ERP
71 (2.273 %)BCP
71 (2.273 %)Project Management
71 (2.273 %)Service Delivery
71 (2.273 %)Change Management
71 (2.273 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (2.273 %)E-business
71 (2.273 %)Workflow
71 (2.273 %)Scrum
71 (2.273 %)Business Continuity
71 (2.273 %)Document Management
M4 Corridor IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (22.73 %)Oracle
26 (13.64 %)SAP
34 (9.091 %)Cognos