The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 24 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Manchester 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 43 55 25
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -30
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 32 28 55
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 3.430% 2.167% 5.278%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.834% 3.427% 8.136%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 12 15
Average daily rate £325 £373 £282
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-12.75% +32.09%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £350 £241
10% offered a daily rate of more than £415 £448 £405
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £16.00 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £24.25
% change year-on-year
- +3.09%
All Processes & Methodologies
Manchester
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
662 817 676
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester 70.95% 63.24% 64.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 407 306
Average daily rate £325 £325 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +8.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £225 £195
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 35 38
Average hourly rate £17.50 £17.50 £18.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.03 £12.01 £11.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £77.50 £34.50 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £30.00 £25.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -15.25%
Business Analysis
North West

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Manchester Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

Manchester Business Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Manchester Business Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Manchester Business Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
Salford - 3 £300 -
Business Analysis
North West

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

1 13 (19.70%) Project Management
1 13 (19.70%) Management Information System
2 12 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (16.67%) Data Integration
4 10 (15.15%) Retail
4 10 (15.15%) Data Management
4 10 (15.15%) PRINCE2
4 10 (15.15%) Data Modelling
5 9 (13.64%) Data Security
5 9 (13.64%) Finance
6 8 (12.12%) B2B
6 8 (12.12%) SAP
6 8 (12.12%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (10.61%) Master Data Management
7 7 (10.61%) Oracle
7 7 (10.61%) CRM
7 7 (10.61%) Microsoft
7 7 (10.61%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (9.091%) BPR
8 6 (9.091%) Dynamics CRM
8 6 (9.091%) User Stories
9 5 (7.576%) Use Case
9 5 (7.576%) Marketing
9 5 (7.576%) Banking
9 5 (7.576%) TDD
9 5 (7.576%) NHS
9 5 (7.576%) UML
10 4 (6.061%) XML
10 4 (6.061%) SQL Server
10 4 (6.061%) Oracle 8/8i

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Manchester 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.

Application Development
1 4 (6.061%) XML
2 3 (4.545%) XML Schema
2 3 (4.545%) .NET
3 1 (1.515%) jQuery
3 1 (1.515%) WebSphere
3 1 (1.515%) Middleware
3 1 (1.515%) CSS
3 1 (1.515%) Web Services
Application Platforms
1 2 (3.030%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.515%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (1.515%) BizTalk Server
2 1 (1.515%) IIS
Applications
1 2 (3.030%) MS Visio
1 2 (3.030%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.515%) MS Project
2 1 (1.515%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 6 (9.091%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (3.030%) Oracle 11i
3 1 (1.515%) SAP ERP
3 1 (1.515%) SAP R/3
3 1 (1.515%) SAP APO
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.030%) WAN
1 2 (3.030%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.061%) SQL Server
1 4 (6.061%) Oracle 8/8i
1 4 (6.061%) Data Warehouse
1 4 (6.061%) Oracle BI EE
2 2 (3.030%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (3.030%) SQL Server 2000
2 2 (3.030%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (3.030%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (3.030%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (3.030%) QlikView
2 2 (3.030%) Oracle 11g
2 2 (3.030%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (3.030%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (1.515%) SAP Data Services
3 1 (1.515%) Essbase
3 1 (1.515%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.515%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 1 (1.515%) RequisitePro
General
1 10 (15.15%) Retail
2 9 (13.64%) Finance
3 5 (7.576%) Marketing
3 5 (7.576%) Banking
4 2 (3.030%) Legal
4 2 (3.030%) Manufacturing
4 2 (3.030%) Publishing
5 1 (1.515%) Dutch Language
5 1 (1.515%) Polish Language
5 1 (1.515%) Local Government
5 1 (1.515%) Advertising
5 1 (1.515%) Law
5 1 (1.515%) Front Office
5 1 (1.515%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 47 (71.21%) Analyst
2 46 (69.70%) Business Analyst
3 14 (21.21%) Architect
4 9 (13.64%) Solutions Architect
4 9 (13.64%) Senior Business Analyst
4 9 (13.64%) Senior Analyst
5 6 (9.091%) Business Systems Analyst
5 6 (9.091%) Systems Analyst
5 6 (9.091%) Functional Analyst
6 5 (7.576%) Senior Architect
6 5 (7.576%) Functional Architect
6 5 (7.576%) Integration Architect
6 5 (7.576%) Information Architect
7 4 (6.061%) Developer
8 3 (4.545%) Oracle BI Developer
8 3 (4.545%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 3 (4.545%) Oracle Developer
8 3 (4.545%) Consultant
9 2 (3.030%) Technical Analyst
9 2 (3.030%) SAP Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 13 (19.70%) Management Information System
2 11 (16.67%) Data Integration
3 5 (7.576%) NHS
4 2 (3.030%) Streaming Video
4 2 (3.030%) Interactive TV
4 2 (3.030%) Web 2.0
4 2 (3.030%) CMDB
4 2 (3.030%) Social Network
4 2 (3.030%) New Media
5 1 (1.515%) IIBA
5 1 (1.515%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.030%) Windows
1 2 (3.030%) HPUX
1 2 (3.030%) Linux
1 2 (3.030%) Windows Server 2008
1 2 (3.030%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (1.515%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.515%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (19.70%) Project Management
2 12 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (15.15%) Data Management
3 10 (15.15%) PRINCE2
3 10 (15.15%) Data Modelling
4 9 (13.64%) Data Security
5 8 (12.12%) B2B
5 8 (12.12%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (10.61%) Master Data Management
6 7 (10.61%) CRM
6 7 (10.61%) Business Intelligence
7 6 (9.091%) BPR
7 6 (9.091%) User Stories
8 5 (7.576%) Use Case
8 5 (7.576%) TDD
8 5 (7.576%) UML
9 4 (6.061%) Service Delivery
9 4 (6.061%) Change Management
9 4 (6.061%) Scrum
9 4 (6.061%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.030%) JavaScript
1 2 (3.030%) PL/SQL
1 2 (3.030%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (3.030%) ISEB
2 1 (1.515%) CBAP
2 1 (1.515%) Degree
2 1 (1.515%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.030%) GMP
Vendors
1 8 (12.12%) SAP
2 7 (10.61%) Oracle
2 7 (10.61%) Microsoft
3 3 (4.545%) Business Objects
4 2 (3.030%) Red Hat
5 1 (1.515%) HP
5 1 (1.515%) Salesforce.com
5 1 (1.515%) IBM
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