The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Milton Keynes 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 22 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 Milton Keynes 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 29 14 13
Rank change year-on-year
-15 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 25 65 52
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 4.762% 9.091% 8.710%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.071% 9.644% 9.204%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 32 22
Average daily rate £325 £350 £356
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% -1.75%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £270 £312 £312
10% offered a daily rate of more than £366 £398 £450
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
Milton Keynes
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
493 674 565
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 93.90% 94.27% 94.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 277 281 214
Average daily rate £325 £315 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.17% -3.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £175 £165 £142
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £400 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 52 75
Average hourly rate £13.50 £14.50 £14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-6.89% +3.57%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £22.50 £35.00 £16.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Analyst
Buckinghamshire

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes 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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Business Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Milton Keynes Business Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

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 Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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 40 (64.52%) Business Analysis
2 19 (30.65%) Finance
3 16 (25.81%) ISEB
4 15 (24.19%) Stakeholder Management
5 12 (19.35%) Data Modelling
6 9 (14.52%) Systems Analysis
7 8 (12.90%) Automotive
7 8 (12.90%) Oracle
7 8 (12.90%) SC Cleared
7 8 (12.90%) Security Cleared
7 8 (12.90%) Requirements Engineering
8 7 (11.29%) DV Cleared
9 6 (9.677%) UML
9 6 (9.677%) MS Visio
9 6 (9.677%) Banking
9 6 (9.677%) Retail
10 5 (8.065%) Microsoft
10 5 (8.065%) BPR
10 5 (8.065%) Technical Architecture
11 4 (6.452%) Time Management
11 4 (6.452%) ITIL
11 4 (6.452%) PRINCE2
11 4 (6.452%) GSAE
12 3 (4.839%) Change Management
12 3 (4.839%) Retail Banking
12 3 (4.839%) CRM
12 3 (4.839%) MS Office
12 3 (4.839%) C#
12 3 (4.839%) SQL
12 3 (4.839%) Project Management

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes 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.

Application Development
1 1 (1.613%) XML
1 1 (1.613%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 2 (3.226%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (9.677%) MS Visio
2 3 (4.839%) MS Office
3 2 (3.226%) MS Excel
3 2 (3.226%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.226%) Oracle Retail
2 1 (1.613%) Oracle Financials
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.226%) MS Access
1 2 (3.226%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.613%) Rational DOORS
General
1 19 (30.65%) Finance
2 8 (12.90%) Automotive
3 6 (9.677%) Banking
3 6 (9.677%) Retail
4 3 (4.839%) Retail Banking
5 2 (3.226%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.613%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 3 (4.839%) EPoS
2 2 (3.226%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.613%) Tandem
3 1 (1.613%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.613%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (64.52%) Business Analysis
2 15 (24.19%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (19.35%) Data Modelling
4 9 (14.52%) Systems Analysis
5 8 (12.90%) Requirements Engineering
6 6 (9.677%) UML
7 5 (8.065%) BPR
7 5 (8.065%) Technical Architecture
8 4 (6.452%) Time Management
8 4 (6.452%) ITIL
8 4 (6.452%) PRINCE2
9 3 (4.839%) Change Management
9 3 (4.839%) CRM
9 3 (4.839%) Project Management
10 2 (3.226%) Test Scripting
10 2 (3.226%) Data Migration
10 2 (3.226%) Use Case
10 2 (3.226%) Requirements Analysis
10 2 (3.226%) Content Management
10 2 (3.226%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.839%) C#
1 3 (4.839%) SQL
2 1 (1.613%) VBA
2 1 (1.613%) Java
Qualifications
1 16 (25.81%) ISEB
2 8 (12.90%) SC Cleared
2 8 (12.90%) Security Cleared
3 7 (11.29%) DV Cleared
4 4 (6.452%) GSAE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.839%) SLA
2 1 (1.613%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (12.90%) Oracle
2 5 (8.065%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.226%) Salesforce.com
3 2 (3.226%) Business Objects
4 1 (1.613%) VMware
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
We're looking for a Business Analyst for a 12 Month Fixed-Term Contract for a well-known utilities company in Milton Keynes.We're looking for someone...
Rate: £27000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013