The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Data Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Data Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 23 May 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 Scotland 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
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Data Analyst
Rank 115 104 111
Rank change year-on-year
-11 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 5 4 5
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 0.205% 0.152% 0.178%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.221% 0.162% 0.189%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Average daily rate £313 £263 -
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+19.04% -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £300 £350
% change year-on-year
+16.66% -14.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Average hourly rate £19.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.75 £16.85 £23.00
% change year-on-year
+17.21% -26.73%
All Job Titles
Scotland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2266 2473 2646
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 92.83% 93.71% 94.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 1095 1199 1298
Average daily rate £350 £340 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.94% -2.85%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £215 £235
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £450 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 56 112 100
Average hourly rate £14.50 £22.50 £15.44
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-35.55% +45.77%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £10.00 £9.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.60 £34.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Data Analyst
UK

Business Data Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Data Analyst across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Business Data Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Business Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Business Data Analyst across the Scotland region.

Scotland Business Data Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Business Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Business Data Analyst across the Scotland region.

Scotland Business Data Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Data 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 Data Analyst within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 23 May 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
Edinburgh - 3 - -
Glasgow -27 2 £313 +19.04%
Business Data Analyst
UK

Business Data Analyst
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Business Data 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 Data Analyst in their job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
2 4 (80.00%) Business Analysis
3 3 (60.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
4 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
4 2 (40.00%) VBA
5 1 (20.00%) MS Office
5 1 (20.00%) MS Excel
5 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
5 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (20.00%) Investment Banking
5 1 (20.00%) Banking
5 1 (20.00%) Degree
5 1 (20.00%) QlikView
5 1 (20.00%) Analytics
5 1 (20.00%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (20.00%) VB

Business Data Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region that cited Business Data 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 Data Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 4 (80.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) MS Office
1 1 (20.00%) MS Excel
1 1 (20.00%) MS PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) QlikView
General
1 5 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Investment Banking
2 1 (20.00%) Banking
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Business Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (60.00%) Project Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) VBA
2 1 (20.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft