Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Northamptonshire 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 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Northamptonshire region.

 Business Analyst
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank347
Rank change year-on-year
Up+1Up+3
Matching contract IT job ads564044
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire23.14 %19.90 %10.53 %
As % of the Job Titles category24.89 %21.51 %12.02 %
Daily rates quoted503329
Average daily rate£425£400£425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.250 %-5.880 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£298£317£370
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£467£438£459
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£375£375
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %-
Hourly rates quoted010
Average hourly rate-£12.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.89£20.50£30.00
% change year-on-year
+6.780 %-31.66 %
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Northamptonshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
225186366
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire92.98 %92.54 %87.56 %
Daily rates quoted13084130
Average daily rate£425£390£425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+8.970 %-8.230 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£275£230£275
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£525£438£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£338£350
% change year-on-year
-3.700 %-3.570 %
Hourly rates quoted273564
Average hourly rate£20.00£19.00£14.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.260 %+35.71 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£12.00£9.89£10.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£31.00£26.50£20.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.00£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-10.00 %-9.090 %
Business Analyst East MidlandsBusiness Analyst
East Midlands

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.

Business Analyst
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
NorthamptonNo change036£450+9.09 %
Business Analyst East MidlandsBusiness Analyst
East Midlands

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

163 (79.75 %)Finance
235 (44.30 %)Business Analysis
332 (40.51 %)Banking
430 (37.97 %)Retail
526 (32.91 %)Retail Banking
620 (25.32 %)Stakeholder Management
712 (15.19 %)GAP Analysis
712 (15.19 %)Requirements Analysis
811 (13.92 %)Business Process Improvement
811 (13.92 %)SSADM
910 (12.66 %)DSDM
910 (12.66 %)PRINCE2
910 (12.66 %)UML
910 (12.66 %)CA Clarity
108 (10.13 %)ISEB
117 (8.861 %)Data Modelling
117 (8.861 %)Migration
126 (7.595 %)C
126 (7.595 %)Market Risk
135 (6.329 %)MS Visio
135 (6.329 %)Change Management
135 (6.329 %)Pensions
144 (5.063 %)Local Government
144 (5.063 %)Government
144 (5.063 %)Degree
153 (3.797 %)IVR
153 (3.797 %)Disaster Recovery
153 (3.797 %)Business Intelligence
153 (3.797 %)Findur
162 (2.532 %)Basel II

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (1.266 %)SharePoint Server 2007
11 (1.266 %)SharePoint
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
110 (12.66 %)CA Clarity
25 (6.329 %)MS Visio
32 (2.532 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (1.266 %)MS Office
41 (1.266 %)MS Excel
41 (1.266 %)S-PLUS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
13 (3.797 %)Findur
22 (2.532 %)Endur
22 (2.532 %)VisionPLUS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (1.266 %)Internet
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.532 %)Datawarehouse
21 (1.266 %)EDRMS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
163 (79.75 %)Finance
232 (40.51 %)Banking
330 (37.97 %)Retail
426 (32.91 %)Retail Banking
55 (6.329 %)Pensions
64 (5.063 %)Local Government
64 (5.063 %)Government
72 (2.532 %)Financial Institution
81 (1.266 %)Legal
81 (1.266 %)Manufacturing
81 (1.266 %)Marketing
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
16 (7.595 %)Market Risk
23 (3.797 %)IVR
32 (2.532 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
32 (2.532 %)Credit Risk
41 (1.266 %)IBM Mainframe
41 (1.266 %)Management Information System
41 (1.266 %)Mainframe
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
11 (1.266 %)Windows
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
135 (44.30 %)Business Analysis
220 (25.32 %)Stakeholder Management
312 (15.19 %)GAP Analysis
312 (15.19 %)Requirements Analysis
411 (13.92 %)Business Process Improvement
411 (13.92 %)SSADM
510 (12.66 %)DSDM
510 (12.66 %)PRINCE2
510 (12.66 %)UML
67 (8.861 %)Data Modelling
67 (8.861 %)Migration
75 (6.329 %)Change Management
83 (3.797 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (3.797 %)Business Intelligence
92 (2.532 %)OO
92 (2.532 %)PRINCE
92 (2.532 %)Data Analysis
92 (2.532 %)Agile Software Development
92 (2.532 %)Risk Management
92 (2.532 %)Stress Testing
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
16 (7.595 %)C
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
18 (10.13 %)ISEB
24 (5.063 %)Degree
32 (2.532 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.532 %)Basel II
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
11 (1.266 %)Northgate
11 (1.266 %)IBM