North West Business Analysis Contracts

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.

Business Analysis
Location Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Abingdon Andover Aylesbury Basildon Basingstoke Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Berkshire Birmingham Blackpool Borehamwood Bournemouth Bracknell Bradford Brentford Bridgend Brighton Bristol Buckinghamshire Burgess Hill Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Cardiff Chatham Chelmsford Cheshire Chester City of London Clevedon Colchester County Antrim Coventry Crawley Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorset Dover Dundee East Anglia East Midlands East of England East Sussex East Yorkshire Edinburgh England Essex Exeter Feltham Gatwick Gerrards Cross Glasgow Gloucester Gloucestershire Gosport Guildford Halifax Hampshire Herefordshire Hertfordshire Hinckley Home Counties Hounslow Hove Hull Ipswich Isle of Wight Kent Knutsford Lancashire Leamington Spa Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Liverpool Livingston London Luton M4 Corridor Maidenhead Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes Motherwell Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North Lanarkshire North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Northumberland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Paddington Paisley Plymouth Poole Portsmouth Preston Pudsey Reading Redhill Renfrewshire Rickmansworth Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Shropshire Slough Solihull Somerset South Coast South East South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Southport Staines Stevenage Street Suffolk Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey Sussex Swindon Telford Thames Valley Tyne and Wear UK Uxbridge Wales Walton-on-Thames Warrington Warwick Warwickshire Watford Welwyn Garden City West Lothian West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Whyteleafe Wigan Wiltshire Winchester Windsor Wokingham Worthing Yeovil York Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	68	73
Rank change on same period last year	+5
Matching contract IT job ads	77	67
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.103 %	0.068 %
As % of the category below	3.850 %	3.486 %
Daily rates quoted	18	33
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 quoted	3	0
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 %
Processes & Methodologies North West
Matching contract IT job ads	2000	1922
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.666 %	1.945 %
Daily rates quoted	506	498
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 quoted	182	116
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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Location	Rank 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
Cheshire	+11	30	£367	+1.14 %
Manchester	-19	20	£304	-18.20 %
Merseyside	-1	6	£413	+16.47 %
Lancashire	+7	4	£307	-10.78 %

Business 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.

1 60 (31.91 %) Finance 2 33 (17.55 %) Project Management 3 30 (15.96 %) PRINCE2 4 24 (12.77 %) Government 5 23 (12.23 %) Pensions 6 22 (11.70 %) Systems Analysis 7 21 (11.17 %) Insurance 8 19 (10.11 %) Banking 8 19 (10.11 %) BPR 9 18 (9.574 %) System Testing 10 17 (9.043 %) Local Government 10 17 (9.043 %) UML 11 16 (8.511 %) Oracle 12 13 (6.915 %) SAP 12 13 (6.915 %) Risk Management

12 13 (6.915 %) Stakeholder Management 13 12 (6.383 %) Health 13 12 (6.383 %) Retail 13 12 (6.383 %) User Acceptance Testing 14 11 (5.851 %) PRINCE 15 9 (4.787 %) SQL 15 9 (4.787 %) GAP Analysis 16 8 (4.255 %) Migration 16 8 (4.255 %) Project Planning 17 7 (3.723 %) Retail Banking 17 7 (3.723 %) QMS 17 7 (3.723 %) Oracle HRMS 17 7 (3.723 %) CRM 17 7 (3.723 %) NHS 18 6 (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.

Application Development 1 3 (1.596 %) .NET 1 3 (1.596 %) WebServices 1 3 (1.596 %) XML 2 2 (1.064 %) EDI 2 2 (1.064 %) WinForms 2 2 (1.064 %) ADO.NET 2 2 (1.064 %) ASP 3 1 (0.532 %) ASP.NET 3 1 (0.532 %) CSS 3 1 (0.532 %) AJAX 3 1 (0.532 %) HTML	Application Platforms 1 1 (0.532 %) SharePoint 1 1 (0.532 %) Portal Infranet 1 1 (0.532 %) SharePoint Server 2007
Applications 1 4 (2.128 %) MS Visio 2 3 (1.596 %) MS Project 2 3 (1.596 %) MS Office 3 1 (0.532 %) MS Excel 3 1 (0.532 %) Spreadsheet	Business Applications 1 7 (3.723 %) Oracle HRMS 2 3 (1.596 %) SAP HR 3 2 (1.064 %) Oracle 11i 3 2 (1.064 %) Oracle Applications 4 1 (0.532 %) VisionPLUS 4 1 (0.532 %) Hyperion Planning 4 1 (0.532 %) SAP MM
Communications & Networking 1 2 (1.064 %) ISDN 1 2 (1.064 %) FTP 1 2 (1.064 %) Intranet	Database & Business Intelligence 1 6 (3.191 %) BusinessObjects 1 6 (3.191 %) BusinessObjects XI 2 5 (2.660 %) SQL Server 2 5 (2.660 %) Oracle Reports 2 5 (2.660 %) Oracle Discoverer 3 4 (2.128 %) Crystal Reports 3 4 (2.128 %) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence 3 4 (2.128 %) Data Cleansing 4 2 (1.064 %) BODI 4 2 (1.064 %) Datawarehouse 4 2 (1.064 %) ETL 5 1 (0.532 %) Oracle 10g 5 1 (0.532 %) Oracle 9i
Development Applications 1 2 (1.064 %) Visual Studio 1 2 (1.064 %) Oracle Forms 2 1 (0.532 %) ClearCase 2 1 (0.532 %) Rational Rose	General 1 60 (31.91 %) Finance 2 24 (12.77 %) Government 3 23 (12.23 %) Pensions 4 21 (11.17 %) Insurance 5 19 (10.11 %) Banking 6 17 (9.043 %) Local Government 7 12 (6.383 %) Retail 7 12 (6.383 %) Health 8 7 (3.723 %) Retail Banking 9 5 (2.660 %) International Banking 10 4 (2.128 %) Legal 11 3 (1.596 %) Back Office 11 3 (1.596 %) Telecoms 11 3 (1.596 %) Billing 12 2 (1.064 %) Education 13 1 (0.532 %) Financial Institution 13 1 (0.532 %) Law 13 1 (0.532 %) Online Banking 13 1 (0.532 %) FMCG
Job Titles 1 134 (71.28 %) Analyst 2 125 (66.49 %) Business Analyst 3 18 (9.574 %) Project Manager 4 9 (4.787 %) Consultant 5 8 (4.255 %) Architect 6 7 (3.723 %) Business Architect 6 7 (3.723 %) Financial Business Analyst 7 6 (3.191 %) Developer 8 5 (2.660 %) Systems Analyst 8 5 (2.660 %) Data Analyst 9 4 (2.128 %) Senior Analyst 9 4 (2.128 %) Solutions Designer 9 4 (2.128 %) Business Systems Analyst 9 4 (2.128 %) Solutions Architect 9 4 (2.128 %) Insurance Business Analyst 9 4 (2.128 %) Financial Services Business Analyst 10 3 (1.596 %) Business Project Manager 10 3 (1.596 %) HR Specialist 10 3 (1.596 %) Business Change Analyst 10 3 (1.596 %) Business Manager	Miscellaneous 1 7 (3.723 %) NHS 2 6 (3.191 %) Management Information System 3 4 (2.128 %) Mainframe 4 3 (1.596 %) IBM Mainframe 5 2 (1.064 %) Data Extraction 5 2 (1.064 %) EPoS 5 2 (1.064 %) Derivative 6 1 (0.532 %) NPfIT 6 1 (0.532 %) Replication
Operating Systems 1 2 (1.064 %) UNIX 2 1 (0.532 %) AIX 2 1 (0.532 %) Solaris	Processes & Methodologies 1 33 (17.55 %) Project Management 2 30 (15.96 %) PRINCE2 3 22 (11.70 %) Systems Analysis 4 19 (10.11 %) BPR 5 18 (9.574 %) System Testing 6 17 (9.043 %) UML 7 13 (6.915 %) Risk Management 7 13 (6.915 %) Stakeholder Management 8 12 (6.383 %) User Acceptance Testing 9 11 (5.851 %) PRINCE 10 9 (4.787 %) GAP Analysis 11 8 (4.255 %) Migration 11 8 (4.255 %) Project Planning 12 7 (3.723 %) QMS 12 7 (3.723 %) CRM 13 6 (3.191 %) Requirements Analysis 13 6 (3.191 %) SAP Implementation 14 5 (2.660 %) Business Intelligence 15 4 (2.128 %) E-Commerce 15 4 (2.128 %) Data Mapping
Programming Languages 1 9 (4.787 %) SQL 2 5 (2.660 %) C# 3 2 (1.064 %) JavaScript 3 2 (1.064 %) VB 3 2 (1.064 %) VBA 3 2 (1.064 %) Uniface	Qualifications 1 5 (2.660 %) PRINCE2 Certification 2 4 (2.128 %) CIMA 3 3 (1.596 %) ACCA 3 3 (1.596 %) Citrix Certification 4 1 (0.532 %) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 3 (1.596 %) QA 2 2 (1.064 %) ISO9000 3 1 (0.532 %) Sarbanes-Oxley	Vendors 1 16 (8.511 %) Oracle 2 13 (6.915 %) SAP 3 6 (3.191 %) Business Objects 3 6 (3.191 %) Microsoft 4 3 (1.596 %) IBM 5 2 (1.064 %) Agresso 5 2 (1.064 %) Casewise 6 1 (0.532 %) Citrix 6 1 (0.532 %) Hyperion 6 1 (0.532 %) Siebel