The first 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 18 June 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 Northamptonshire 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
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 5 6 10
Rank change year-on-year
+1 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 46 48 31
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 17.62% 12.63% 9.199%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.55% 13.68% 10.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 39 24
Average daily rate £413 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.12% -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £344 £320 £279
10% offered a daily rate of more than £453 £455 £460
UK excluding London average daily rate £370 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-1.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £32.25 £31.83 £27.00
% change year-on-year
+1.33% +17.87%
All Job Titles
Northamptonshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
248 351 309
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Northamptonshire 95.02% 92.37% 91.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 235 176
Average daily rate £400 £330 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+21.21% -17.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £150 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £529 £500 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 15 26
Average hourly rate £15.00 £13.50 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+11.11% -28.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £8.50 £9.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £16.75 £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Analyst
East Midlands

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Northamptonshire 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 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 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank 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
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Job
Vacancies
Northampton +1 35 £425 +1.07%
Business Analyst
East Midlands

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, 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.

1 55 (67.90%) Finance
2 30 (37.04%) Business Analysis
3 25 (30.86%) Stakeholder Management
4 24 (29.63%) Banking
5 20 (24.69%) UML
6 19 (23.46%) MS Visio
6 19 (23.46%) BPR
7 16 (19.75%) GAP Analysis
8 14 (17.28%) Requirements Analysis
9 12 (14.81%) Use Case
9 12 (14.81%) Business Transformation
9 12 (14.81%) Change Management
10 10 (12.35%) Retail
10 10 (12.35%) SharePoint
11 9 (11.11%) Retail Banking
12 7 (8.642%) Migration
12 7 (8.642%) Data Modelling
12 7 (8.642%) SSADM
12 7 (8.642%) MS PowerPoint
13 6 (7.407%) Business Process Improvement
13 6 (7.407%) DSDM
13 6 (7.407%) MS Excel
13 6 (7.407%) Microsoft
14 5 (6.173%) ERP
14 5 (6.173%) CRM
14 5 (6.173%) Data Warehouse
14 5 (6.173%) PRINCE2
14 5 (6.173%) MS Office
14 5 (6.173%) Credit Risk
14 5 (6.173%) User Acceptance Testing

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, 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.

Application Platforms
1 10 (12.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 19 (23.46%) MS Visio
2 7 (8.642%) MS PowerPoint
3 6 (7.407%) MS Excel
4 5 (6.173%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 4 (4.938%) VisionPLUS
1 4 (4.938%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.938%) ATM
2 1 (1.235%) HTTP
2 1 (1.235%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (6.173%) Data Warehouse
General
1 55 (67.90%) Finance
2 24 (29.63%) Banking
3 10 (12.35%) Retail
4 9 (11.11%) Retail Banking
5 2 (2.469%) Back Office
6 1 (1.235%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.173%) Credit Risk
2 2 (2.469%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 1 (1.235%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.469%) Windows
1 2 (2.469%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (37.04%) Business Analysis
2 25 (30.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (24.69%) UML
4 19 (23.46%) BPR
5 16 (19.75%) GAP Analysis
6 14 (17.28%) Requirements Analysis
7 12 (14.81%) Use Case
7 12 (14.81%) Change Management
7 12 (14.81%) Business Transformation
8 7 (8.642%) Migration
8 7 (8.642%) SSADM
8 7 (8.642%) Data Modelling
9 6 (7.407%) DSDM
9 6 (7.407%) Business Process Improvement
10 5 (6.173%) User Acceptance Testing
10 5 (6.173%) CRM
10 5 (6.173%) PRINCE2
10 5 (6.173%) ERP
11 4 (4.938%) Project Management
11 4 (4.938%) RUP
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.704%) SQL
2 1 (1.235%) Fortran
2 1 (1.235%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 2 (2.469%) Degree
2 1 (1.235%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.235%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.235%) SLA
1 1 (1.235%) Basel II
1 1 (1.235%) Basel III
1 1 (1.235%) Solvency II
System Software
1 2 (2.469%) Active Directory
1 2 (2.469%) Microsoft App-V
1 2 (2.469%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 1 (1.235%) Tivoli
1 1 (1.235%) Tivoli Identity Manager
1 1 (1.235%) Oracle Identity Manager
Vendors
1 6 (7.407%) Microsoft
2 3 (3.704%) Citrix
3 2 (2.469%) IT2
4 1 (1.235%) Oracle
4 1 (1.235%) Manugistics
Northamptonshire
VisionPlus / FirstVision, experience essential, Retail Banking, credit bureau, credit reference agency or building society experience; bank cards, credit cards, RUP , Use Case. Business change, change management, business transformation.....
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £450 - £500 per day
Posted: 13 June 2013