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This section looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills within the North West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analysis
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6873
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching contract IT job ads7767
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.103 %0.068 %
As % of the category below3.850 %3.486 %
Daily rates quoted1833
Average minimum daily rate£336£324
Average daily rate£355£348
% change on same period last year+2.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£374£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£384£369
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.45£29.85
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads20001922
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.666 %1.945 %
Daily rates quoted506498
Average minimum daily rate£345£347
Average daily rate£362£364
% change on same period last year-0.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£382
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted182116
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£23.72
Average hourly rate£25.41£25.91
% change on same period last year-1.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.15£28.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Business Analysis EnglandBusiness Analysis
England

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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West 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 North West region.

North West Business Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North West Business Analysis Hourly Rate Histogram

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 North West region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CheshireUp+1130£367+1.14 %
ManchesterDown-1920£304-18.20 %
MerseysideDown-16£413+16.47 %
LancashireUp+74£307-10.78 %
Business Analysis EnglandBusiness Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

160 (31.91 %)Finance
233 (17.55 %)Project Management
330 (15.96 %)PRINCE2
424 (12.77 %)Government
523 (12.23 %)Pensions
622 (11.70 %)Systems Analysis
721 (11.17 %)Insurance
819 (10.11 %)Banking
819 (10.11 %)BPR
918 (9.574 %)System Testing
1017 (9.043 %)Local Government
1017 (9.043 %)UML
1116 (8.511 %)Oracle
1213 (6.915 %)SAP
1213 (6.915 %)Risk Management
1213 (6.915 %)Stakeholder Management
1312 (6.383 %)Health
1312 (6.383 %)Retail
1312 (6.383 %)User Acceptance Testing
1411 (5.851 %)PRINCE
159 (4.787 %)SQL
159 (4.787 %)GAP Analysis
168 (4.255 %)Migration
168 (4.255 %)Project Planning
177 (3.723 %)Retail Banking
177 (3.723 %)QMS
177 (3.723 %)Oracle HRMS
177 (3.723 %)CRM
177 (3.723 %)NHS
186 (3.191 %)Microsoft

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (1.596 %).NET
13 (1.596 %)WebServices
13 (1.596 %)XML
22 (1.064 %)EDI
22 (1.064 %)WinForms
22 (1.064 %)ADO.NET
22 (1.064 %)ASP
31 (0.532 %)ASP.NET
31 (0.532 %)CSS
31 (0.532 %)AJAX
31 (0.532 %)HTML
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (0.532 %)SharePoint
11 (0.532 %)Portal Infranet
11 (0.532 %)SharePoint Server 2007
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (2.128 %)MS Visio
23 (1.596 %)MS Project
23 (1.596 %)MS Office
31 (0.532 %)MS Excel
31 (0.532 %)Spreadsheet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (3.723 %)Oracle HRMS
23 (1.596 %)SAP HR
32 (1.064 %)Oracle 11i
32 (1.064 %)Oracle Applications
41 (0.532 %)VisionPLUS
41 (0.532 %)Hyperion Planning
41 (0.532 %)SAP MM
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (1.064 %)ISDN
12 (1.064 %)FTP
12 (1.064 %)Intranet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (3.191 %)BusinessObjects
16 (3.191 %)BusinessObjects XI
25 (2.660 %)SQL Server
25 (2.660 %)Oracle Reports
25 (2.660 %)Oracle Discoverer
34 (2.128 %)Crystal Reports
34 (2.128 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
34 (2.128 %)Data Cleansing
42 (1.064 %)BODI
42 (1.064 %)Datawarehouse
42 (1.064 %)ETL
51 (0.532 %)Oracle 10g
51 (0.532 %)Oracle 9i
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.064 %)Visual Studio
12 (1.064 %)Oracle Forms
21 (0.532 %)ClearCase
21 (0.532 %)Rational Rose
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
160 (31.91 %)Finance
224 (12.77 %)Government
323 (12.23 %)Pensions
421 (11.17 %)Insurance
519 (10.11 %)Banking
617 (9.043 %)Local Government
712 (6.383 %)Retail
712 (6.383 %)Health
87 (3.723 %)Retail Banking
95 (2.660 %)International Banking
104 (2.128 %)Legal
113 (1.596 %)Back Office
113 (1.596 %)Telecoms
113 (1.596 %)Billing
122 (1.064 %)Education
131 (0.532 %)Financial Institution
131 (0.532 %)Law
131 (0.532 %)Online Banking
131 (0.532 %)FMCG
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1134 (71.28 %)Analyst
2125 (66.49 %)Business Analyst
318 (9.574 %)Project Manager
49 (4.787 %)Consultant
58 (4.255 %)Architect
67 (3.723 %)Business Architect
67 (3.723 %)Financial Business Analyst
76 (3.191 %)Developer
85 (2.660 %)Systems Analyst
85 (2.660 %)Data Analyst
94 (2.128 %)Senior Analyst
94 (2.128 %)Solutions Designer
94 (2.128 %)Business Systems Analyst
94 (2.128 %)Solutions Architect
94 (2.128 %)Insurance Business Analyst
94 (2.128 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
103 (1.596 %)Business Project Manager
103 (1.596 %)HR Specialist
103 (1.596 %)Business Change Analyst
103 (1.596 %)Business Manager
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (3.723 %)NHS
26 (3.191 %)Management Information System
34 (2.128 %)Mainframe
43 (1.596 %)IBM Mainframe
52 (1.064 %)Data Extraction
52 (1.064 %)EPoS
52 (1.064 %)Derivative
61 (0.532 %)NPfIT
61 (0.532 %)Replication
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (1.064 %)UNIX
21 (0.532 %)AIX
21 (0.532 %)Solaris
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (17.55 %)Project Management
230 (15.96 %)PRINCE2
322 (11.70 %)Systems Analysis
419 (10.11 %)BPR
518 (9.574 %)System Testing
617 (9.043 %)UML
713 (6.915 %)Risk Management
713 (6.915 %)Stakeholder Management
812 (6.383 %)User Acceptance Testing
911 (5.851 %)PRINCE
109 (4.787 %)GAP Analysis
118 (4.255 %)Migration
118 (4.255 %)Project Planning
127 (3.723 %)QMS
127 (3.723 %)CRM
136 (3.191 %)Requirements Analysis
136 (3.191 %)SAP Implementation
145 (2.660 %)Business Intelligence
154 (2.128 %)E-Commerce
154 (2.128 %)Data Mapping
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (4.787 %)SQL
25 (2.660 %)C#
32 (1.064 %)JavaScript
32 (1.064 %)VB
32 (1.064 %)VBA
32 (1.064 %)Uniface
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (2.660 %)PRINCE2 Certification
24 (2.128 %)CIMA
33 (1.596 %)ACCA
33 (1.596 %)Citrix Certification
41 (0.532 %)Degree
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.596 %)QA
22 (1.064 %)ISO9000
31 (0.532 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (8.511 %)Oracle
213 (6.915 %)SAP
36 (3.191 %)Business Objects
36 (3.191 %)Microsoft
43 (1.596 %)IBM
52 (1.064 %)Agresso
52 (1.064 %)Casewise
61 (0.532 %)Citrix
61 (0.532 %)Hyperion
61 (0.532 %)Siebel
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