The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the Somerset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 21 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Somerset 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 23 28 29
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +1
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 10 8 4
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Somerset 5.348% 4.819% 2.516%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.615% 8.333% 4.348%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 2
Average daily rate £456 £443 £398
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.10% +11.32%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £437 £384 £380
10% offered a daily rate of more than £462 £500 £416
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £25.00 £25.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year
- +4.16%
All Processes & Methodologies
Somerset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
104 96 92
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Somerset 55.61% 57.83% 57.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 51 42
Average daily rate £335 £400 £355
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-16.25% +12.67%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £265 £230 £215
10% offered a daily rate of more than £460 £433 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
-0.68% -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 12
Average hourly rate £17.50 £25.00 £15.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-30.00% +63.93%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.23 £22.00 £15.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £19.00 £25.00 £30.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £25.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year
+26.00% -16.66%
Business Analysis
South West

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analysis across the Somerset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Somerset Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend

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

Somerset Business Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Somerset Business Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Somerset region over the 3 months to 21 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
Taunton +4 8 £445 +0.56%
Business Analysis
South West

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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 11 (78.57%) UML
2 8 (57.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 8 (57.14%) Project Management
2 8 (57.14%) Data Modelling
2 8 (57.14%) Use Case
2 8 (57.14%) PRINCE2
3 7 (50.00%) ITIL
4 6 (42.86%) Test Scripting
4 6 (42.86%) Systems Analysis
4 6 (42.86%) ITIL V3
5 3 (21.43%) SAP
5 3 (21.43%) Change Management
5 3 (21.43%) Retail
6 2 (14.29%) Zachman Framework
6 2 (14.29%) TOGAF
6 2 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (14.29%) BC Cleared
6 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
6 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
6 2 (14.29%) MODAF
6 2 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (14.29%) SOA
6 2 (14.29%) GIS
6 2 (14.29%) Change Control
6 2 (14.29%) Test Strategy
7 1 (7.143%) SAP HR
7 1 (7.143%) ISO 9000
7 1 (7.143%) B2B
7 1 (7.143%) E-Commerce
7 1 (7.143%) Marketing

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Somerset 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.

Business Applications
1 1 (7.143%) SAP HR
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) GIS
General
1 3 (21.43%) Retail
2 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.143%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 10 (71.43%) Business Analyst
1 10 (71.43%) Analyst
2 4 (28.57%) Architect
2 4 (28.57%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (7.143%) E-Commerce Business Analyst
3 1 (7.143%) Consultant
3 1 (7.143%) Solutions Consultant
3 1 (7.143%) Pre Sales Consultant
3 1 (7.143%) SAP Business Analyst
3 1 (7.143%) SAP Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (78.57%) UML
2 8 (57.14%) Project Management
2 8 (57.14%) Data Modelling
2 8 (57.14%) Use Case
2 8 (57.14%) PRINCE2
3 7 (50.00%) ITIL
4 6 (42.86%) Test Scripting
4 6 (42.86%) Systems Analysis
4 6 (42.86%) ITIL V3
5 3 (21.43%) Change Management
6 2 (14.29%) Zachman Framework
6 2 (14.29%) TOGAF
6 2 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (14.29%) MODAF
6 2 (14.29%) Enterprise Architecture
6 2 (14.29%) SOA
6 2 (14.29%) Change Control
6 2 (14.29%) Test Strategy
7 1 (7.143%) B2B
7 1 (7.143%) E-Commerce
Qualifications
1 8 (57.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (14.29%) BC Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 1 (7.143%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.143%) ISO 9000
1 1 (7.143%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) SAP