Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts within the North West 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2314
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching contract IT job ads168276
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.270 %0.296 %
As % of the category below5.539 %6.801 %
Daily rates quoted6288
Average minimum daily rate£325£339
Average daily rate£349£358
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£373£377
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted56
Average minimum hourly rate£21.22£33.33
Average hourly rate£22.88£33.75
% change on same period last year-32.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.54£34.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.77£26.84
% change on same period last year+10.92 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
North West
Matching contract IT job ads30334058
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.873 %4.358 %
Daily rates quoted676805
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£339£342
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£359£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted437479
Average minimum hourly rate£20.06£19.41
Average hourly rate£21.74£21.18
% change on same period last year+2.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.43£22.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Business Analyst EnglandBusiness Analyst
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 Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analyst across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West 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 North West region.

North West Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

North West Business Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram

Business Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the North West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
ManchesterDown-253£359-9.69 %
CheshireDown-929£321-15.33 %
LancashireNo change022£333+1.89 %
MerseysideDown-1619£424+45.76 %
CumbriaDown-21£275-21.42 %
Business Analyst EnglandBusiness Analyst
England

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

1116 (34.22 %)Business Analysis
2101 (29.79 %)Finance
351 (15.04 %)PRINCE2
447 (13.86 %)UML
543 (12.68 %)Government
641 (12.09 %)Project Management
736 (10.62 %)MS Visio
736 (10.62 %)Pensions
833 (9.735 %)Health
833 (9.735 %)Stakeholder Management
932 (9.440 %)NHS
1031 (9.145 %)Oracle
1130 (8.850 %)Banking
1227 (7.965 %)Retail
1324 (7.080 %)Local Government
1423 (6.785 %)BPR
1521 (6.195 %)PRINCE
1620 (5.900 %)MS Office
1620 (5.900 %)Insurance
1717 (5.015 %)CRM
1815 (4.425 %)Business Objects
1815 (4.425 %)BusinessObjects
1815 (4.425 %)Systems Analysis
1815 (4.425 %)Retail Banking
1914 (4.130 %)Requirements Analysis
1914 (4.130 %)System Testing
1914 (4.130 %)Microsoft
1914 (4.130 %)MS Excel
1914 (4.130 %)Migration
2013 (3.835 %)SQL

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (1.180 %)XML
23 (0.885 %)XBRL
32 (0.590 %).NET
41 (0.295 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.295 %)WebServices
41 (0.295 %)ActiveX
41 (0.295 %)WebSphere
41 (0.295 %)WCF
41 (0.295 %)WF
41 (0.295 %)ASP.NET 2.0
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (0.885 %)SharePoint
13 (0.885 %)LiveLink
22 (0.590 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (0.295 %)Office Project Server
31 (0.295 %)BizTalk Server
31 (0.295 %)CMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
136 (10.62 %)MS Visio
220 (5.900 %)MS Office
314 (4.130 %)MS Excel
48 (2.360 %)MS PowerPoint
55 (1.475 %)MS Project
63 (0.885 %)Spreadsheet
71 (0.295 %)InfoPath
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (2.655 %)Oracle HRMS
25 (1.475 %)VisionPLUS
25 (1.475 %)Oracle 11i
25 (1.475 %)Oracle EBS
32 (0.590 %)Dynamics CRM
41 (0.295 %)Cerner Millennium
41 (0.295 %)Microsoft CRM
41 (0.295 %)SAP HR
41 (0.295 %)SAP MM
41 (0.295 %)Academy Housing
41 (0.295 %)arcHouse
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.295 %)WAN
11 (0.295 %)Intranet
11 (0.295 %)IP Telephony
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (4.425 %)BusinessObjects
210 (2.950 %)SQL Server
39 (2.655 %)Datawarehouse
48 (2.360 %)Oracle Discoverer
54 (1.180 %)Crystal Reports
54 (1.180 %)Oracle Reports
54 (1.180 %)MS Access
63 (0.885 %)DTS
63 (0.885 %)EDRMS
72 (0.590 %)EDMS
72 (0.590 %)Oracle OWB
72 (0.590 %)BusinessObjects XI
81 (0.295 %)Data Cleansing
81 (0.295 %)QlikView
81 (0.295 %)SAP BW
81 (0.295 %)DataStage
81 (0.295 %)SQL Server 2000
81 (0.295 %)Data Mining
81 (0.295 %)TOAD
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.295 %)Flash
11 (0.295 %)ClearCase
11 (0.295 %)Rational Rose
11 (0.295 %)RequisitePro
11 (0.295 %)ProC
11 (0.295 %)ClearQuest
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1101 (29.79 %)Finance
243 (12.68 %)Government
336 (10.62 %)Pensions
433 (9.735 %)Health
530 (8.850 %)Banking
627 (7.965 %)Retail
724 (7.080 %)Local Government
820 (5.900 %)Insurance
915 (4.425 %)Retail Banking
108 (2.360 %)General Ledger
117 (2.065 %)Manufacturing
117 (2.065 %)Telecoms
126 (1.770 %)Front Office
135 (1.475 %)Pharmaceutical
143 (0.885 %)Back Office
143 (0.885 %)Education
143 (0.885 %)Electric
143 (0.885 %)FMCG
152 (0.590 %)Marketing
161 (0.295 %)Automotive
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (9.440 %)NHS
23 (0.885 %)Management Information System
31 (0.295 %)Statistics
31 (0.295 %)Data Extraction
31 (0.295 %)NPfIT
31 (0.295 %)EPoS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (0.295 %)UNIX
11 (0.295 %)Windows
11 (0.295 %)VMS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1116 (34.22 %)Business Analysis
251 (15.04 %)PRINCE2
347 (13.86 %)UML
441 (12.09 %)Project Management
533 (9.735 %)Stakeholder Management
623 (6.785 %)BPR
721 (6.195 %)PRINCE
817 (5.015 %)CRM
915 (4.425 %)Systems Analysis
1014 (4.130 %)Requirements Analysis
1014 (4.130 %)Migration
1014 (4.130 %)System Testing
1113 (3.835 %)Data Analysis
1212 (3.540 %)Project Planning
1212 (3.540 %)Data Modelling
1311 (3.245 %)Business Intelligence
1311 (3.245 %)SSADM
1311 (3.245 %)Security Cleared
1410 (2.950 %)GAP Analysis
159 (2.655 %)Risk Management
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (3.835 %)SQL
25 (1.475 %)FoxPro (VFP)
34 (1.180 %)C#
34 (1.180 %)Java
43 (0.885 %)C
52 (0.590 %)VBA
52 (0.590 %)C++
52 (0.590 %)COBOL
61 (0.295 %)Perl
61 (0.295 %)VB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (3.835 %)Degree
26 (1.770 %)ISEB
35 (1.475 %)PRINCE2 Certification
43 (0.885 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
51 (0.295 %)ITIL Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.590 %)ISO9000
21 (0.295 %)SLA
21 (0.295 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (9.145 %)Oracle
215 (4.425 %)Business Objects
314 (4.130 %)Microsoft
411 (3.245 %)SAP
56 (1.770 %)Northgate
64 (1.180 %)Adobe
73 (0.885 %)IBM
82 (0.590 %)Orchard
82 (0.590 %)Casewise
91 (0.295 %)Lagan
91 (0.295 %)Capita
91 (0.295 %)Siebel
91 (0.295 %)Avaya
91 (0.295 %)BMC
91 (0.295 %)Cerner
91 (0.295 %)iSOFT
91 (0.295 %)Primavera
91 (0.295 %)Telelogic
91 (0.295 %)Anite
91 (0.295 %)Perforce