The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 22 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 South East 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 54 38 41
Rank change year-on-year
-16 +3
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 234 370 387
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 2.954% 3.577% 3.770%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.350% 5.505% 5.851%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 214 234
Average daily rate £375 £363 £390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -7.05%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £288 £298 £290
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £450 £484
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-2.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 2
Average hourly rate £19.65 £23.38 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-15.95% +33.57%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £25.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year
-12.00% +4.16%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5379 6721 6614
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 67.90% 64.97% 64.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 2783 3216 3013
Average daily rate £375 £360 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.16% -4.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £255 £250 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £500 £514
UK excluding London average daily rate £365 £365 £375
% change year-on-year
- -2.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 215 327 363
Average hourly rate £26.98 £25.50 £35.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+5.78% -27.14%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £13.37 £13.50 £13.54
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £50.00 £45.00 £45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.00 £25.00 £29.00
% change year-on-year
+24.00% -13.79%
Business Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Business Analysis Daily Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Business Analysis Daily Rate Histogram

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 South East region.

South East Business Analysis Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the South East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

South East Business Analysis Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South East region over the 3 months to 22 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
Berkshire +38 69 £425 +8.97%
Hampshire -14 50 £410 +1.86%
Surrey -13 34 £406 +14.03%
Buckinghamshire -7 31 £325 -5.45%
East Sussex +16 16 £380 -0.32%
West Sussex -22 11 £350 +7.69%
Oxfordshire -13 9 £383 -1.29%
Middlesex +5 4 £355 -6.64%
M4 Corridor - 2 £325 -
Home Counties - 2 £400 -
Kent -9 1 - -
Business Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

1 117 (23.03%) Finance
2 109 (21.46%) Telecoms
3 80 (15.75%) ISEB
4 74 (14.57%) Project Management
5 62 (12.20%) UML
6 61 (12.01%) ITIL
7 59 (11.61%) Stakeholder Management
8 58 (11.42%) PRINCE2
9 56 (11.02%) Use Case
10 42 (8.268%) Data Modelling
11 41 (8.071%) MS Visio
12 40 (7.874%) Microsoft
12 40 (7.874%) Retail
13 34 (6.693%) E-Commerce
13 34 (6.693%) eTOM
14 32 (6.299%) SQL
15 31 (6.102%) MS Office
16 30 (5.906%) SAP
16 30 (5.906%) MS Excel
17 29 (5.709%) Oracle
17 29 (5.709%) Change Management
18 28 (5.512%) Business Intelligence
19 26 (5.118%) Management Information System
20 25 (4.921%) BSS
21 24 (4.724%) Agile Software Development
21 24 (4.724%) Scrum
21 24 (4.724%) CRM
21 24 (4.724%) Requirements Analysis
22 23 (4.528%) Migration
22 23 (4.528%) GAP Analysis

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

Application Development
1 21 (4.134%) .NET
2 10 (1.969%) XML
3 7 (1.378%) ASP.NET
3 7 (1.378%) Mason
4 6 (1.181%) Middleware
5 5 (0.984%) HTML
5 5 (0.984%) WCF
6 4 (0.787%) AppFabric
6 4 (0.787%) SAP PI
6 4 (0.787%) WF
7 3 (0.591%) Visualforce
8 2 (0.394%) jQuery
8 2 (0.394%) CSS
8 2 (0.394%) XHTML
8 2 (0.394%) EDI
9 1 (0.197%) EDIFACT
9 1 (0.197%) Web Services
9 1 (0.197%) COM
9 1 (0.197%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 18 (3.543%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.378%) SAS
3 6 (1.181%) SharePoint 2010
3 6 (1.181%) ESB
3 6 (1.181%) CMS
4 4 (0.787%) Windows Azure
4 4 (0.787%) BizTalk Server
5 3 (0.591%) Oracle Coherence
5 3 (0.591%) Force.com
6 2 (0.394%) IIS
6 2 (0.394%) Documentum
7 1 (0.197%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.197%) Commerce Server
7 1 (0.197%) LiveCycle
7 1 (0.197%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 41 (8.071%) MS Visio
2 31 (6.102%) MS Office
3 30 (5.906%) MS Excel
4 22 (4.331%) MS Project
5 12 (2.362%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.197%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.197%) Office 365
Business Applications
1 14 (2.756%) SAP FI
2 11 (2.165%) SAP CO
2 11 (2.165%) SAP FI/CO
3 6 (1.181%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.181%) SAP SD
4 3 (0.591%) SAP HR
5 2 (0.394%) Academy Housing
5 2 (0.394%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.394%) Eagle PACE
5 2 (0.394%) Cognos Business Intelligence
5 2 (0.394%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.197%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.197%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.197%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.197%) SyteLine
6 1 (0.197%) Oracle BRM
6 1 (0.197%) Taleo
6 1 (0.197%) Epicor iScala
6 1 (0.197%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.197%) Oracle Retail
Communications & Networking
1 25 (4.921%) BSS
2 19 (3.740%) Radio Access Network
3 11 (2.165%) 3G
4 7 (1.378%) LAN
4 7 (1.378%) WAN
5 5 (0.984%) Wireless
6 4 (0.787%) Network Security
6 4 (0.787%) Internet
6 4 (0.787%) MPLS
6 4 (0.787%) Firewall
7 3 (0.591%) 2G
7 3 (0.591%) SAN
7 3 (0.591%) Ethernet
7 3 (0.591%) HTTP
7 3 (0.591%) Broadband
8 2 (0.394%) LTE
8 2 (0.394%) Wireless Security
8 2 (0.394%) DMZ
9 1 (0.197%) Wi-Fi
9 1 (0.197%) GSM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.150%) Data Warehouse
1 16 (3.150%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.165%) Data Mining
3 7 (1.378%) GIS
3 7 (1.378%) Big Data
4 6 (1.181%) SQL Server 2008
5 5 (0.984%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.984%) SAP BW
5 5 (0.984%) SQL Server 2005
6 4 (0.787%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.787%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 4 (0.787%) RDBMS
7 3 (0.591%) Crystal Reports
7 3 (0.591%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.394%) SQL Server 2012
8 2 (0.394%) Base SAS
8 2 (0.394%) Oracle 9i
8 2 (0.394%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.394%) Oracle 10g
9 1 (0.197%) Crystal Analysis
Development Applications
1 2 (0.394%) Talend Open Studio
1 2 (0.394%) JIRA
1 2 (0.394%) ProC
2 1 (0.197%) FitNesse
2 1 (0.197%) Cucumber
General
1 117 (23.03%) Finance
2 109 (21.46%) Telecoms
3 40 (7.874%) Retail
4 20 (3.937%) Banking
5 14 (2.756%) Automotive
6 12 (2.362%) Manufacturing
6 12 (2.362%) Billing
7 9 (1.772%) Publishing
8 7 (1.378%) Marketing
9 5 (0.984%) Legal
9 5 (0.984%) Retail Banking
9 5 (0.984%) Investment Banking
10 4 (0.787%) Advertising
10 4 (0.787%) Law
11 3 (0.591%) Back Office
11 3 (0.591%) Financial Institution
11 3 (0.591%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.197%) Front Office
12 1 (0.197%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.197%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 376 (74.02%) Analyst
2 335 (65.94%) Business Analyst
3 45 (8.858%) Architect
4 43 (8.465%) Senior Analyst
5 42 (8.268%) Senior Business Analyst
6 36 (7.087%) Project Manager
7 26 (5.118%) Solutions Architect
8 24 (4.724%) Systems Analyst
9 20 (3.937%) Developer
10 19 (3.740%) Business Systems Analyst
11 17 (3.346%) Data Analyst
12 16 (3.150%) OSS Architect
13 15 (2.953%) Agile Business Analyst
14 14 (2.756%) Project Analyst
14 14 (2.756%) Consultant
15 13 (2.559%) Business Process Analyst
15 13 (2.559%) Process Analyst
16 11 (2.165%) Telecoms Business Analyst
17 9 (1.772%) Technical Analyst
17 9 (1.772%) SAP Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 26 (5.118%) Management Information System
2 10 (1.969%) Smart Meter
3 8 (1.575%) Data Integration
4 7 (1.378%) SaaS
5 6 (1.181%) Mathematics
6 5 (0.984%) PMI
6 5 (0.984%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (0.984%) Computer Science
6 5 (0.984%) FMCG
6 5 (0.984%) IIBA
6 5 (0.984%) Mobile App
7 4 (0.787%) Photography
7 4 (0.787%) EPoS
8 3 (0.591%) NHS
8 3 (0.591%) Physics
8 3 (0.591%) Freedom of Information Act
8 3 (0.591%) Freedom of Information
8 3 (0.591%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.591%) Digital Media
9 2 (0.394%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.756%) Windows
2 7 (1.378%) Windows 7
3 3 (0.591%) UNIX
4 2 (0.394%) Solaris
4 2 (0.394%) Windows XP
5 1 (0.197%) Windows 2000
5 1 (0.197%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (14.57%) Project Management
2 62 (12.20%) UML
3 61 (12.01%) ITIL
4 59 (11.61%) Stakeholder Management
5 58 (11.42%) PRINCE2
6 56 (11.02%) Use Case
7 42 (8.268%) Data Modelling
8 34 (6.693%) E-Commerce
8 34 (6.693%) eTOM
9 29 (5.709%) Change Management
10 28 (5.512%) Business Intelligence
11 24 (4.724%) Agile Software Development
11 24 (4.724%) Scrum
11 24 (4.724%) CRM
11 24 (4.724%) Requirements Analysis
12 23 (4.528%) Migration
12 23 (4.528%) GAP Analysis
12 23 (4.528%) TOGAF
13 22 (4.331%) Systems Analysis
14 21 (4.134%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 32 (6.299%) SQL
2 20 (3.937%) Java
3 14 (2.756%) C#
4 4 (0.787%) JavaScript
4 4 (0.787%) T-SQL
4 4 (0.787%) C
5 3 (0.591%) VB.NET
5 3 (0.591%) Apex Code
6 2 (0.394%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.394%) SAS Macro
7 1 (0.197%) ABAP
7 1 (0.197%) VBA
7 1 (0.197%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 80 (15.75%) ISEB
2 18 (3.543%) Security Cleared
3 17 (3.346%) Degree
4 14 (2.756%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.559%) CBAP
6 7 (1.378%) DV Cleared
7 6 (1.181%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 5 (0.984%) PMI Certification
9 4 (0.787%) GSAE
10 3 (0.591%) MOS
11 2 (0.394%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 2 (0.394%) CISSP
11 2 (0.394%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.394%) ISEB Practitioner
12 1 (0.197%) MBA
12 1 (0.197%) CCIE
12 1 (0.197%) CCNP
12 1 (0.197%) IBM Certification
12 1 (0.197%) PMP
12 1 (0.197%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (1.969%) Data Quality
2 9 (1.772%) QA
3 3 (0.591%) ISO 9000
4 1 (0.197%) SLA
4 1 (0.197%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.197%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.197%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.197%) Solvency II
4 1 (0.197%) FATCA
System Software
1 2 (0.394%) NLBS
2 1 (0.197%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (0.984%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 40 (7.874%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.906%) SAP
3 29 (5.709%) Oracle
4 13 (2.559%) Salesforce.com
5 10 (1.969%) Cisco
6 9 (1.772%) ATG
7 6 (1.181%) Huawei
8 4 (0.787%) Ariba
8 4 (0.787%) HP
8 4 (0.787%) Remedy
9 3 (0.591%) Informatica
9 3 (0.591%) Siebel
9 3 (0.591%) Cognos
9 3 (0.591%) Business Objects
9 3 (0.591%) RedPrairie
9 3 (0.591%) Ektron
10 2 (0.394%) Vermilion
10 2 (0.394%) Talend
10 2 (0.394%) F5
10 2 (0.394%) Tableau
Banbury, South East
Our client, a leading Investment Bank with offices in Banbury currently requires a number of talented Business analysts to join its team.This will be to work on...
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Rate: £400.00 - £430.00 per day
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The successful candidate will have the following experience, Expert experience in business analysis & process change/optimisation, ideally within a sales and marketing environment for a retail sectors or...
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Posted: 17 May 2013
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Your key accountabilities Project Execution - Provide input into project timelines, estimation, action plans and risk management procedures - Plan, communicate and execute project deliverables and milestones, ensuring progress in...
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Rate: Competitive
Posted: 22 May 2013
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Rate: £300 - £400 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Key responsibilities: Expert experience in business analysis & process change/optimisation, ideally within a sales and marketing environment for Manufacturing, Retail sectors or with a consultancy practice... Good understanding...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Rate: £365 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
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Key responsibilities: Expert experience in business analysis & process change/optimisation, ideally within a sales and marketing environment for Manufacturing, Retail sectors or with a consultancy practice... Good understanding...
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Rate: Up to £365 per day
Posted: 20 May 2013
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Key Tags - Business Analysis - Analyst - Digital - Website - Web Based Roc Search are urgently looking for a Digital Web Business Analyst to work on a number of high profile...
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Posted: 21 May 2013
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Rate: £380 - £400 per hour
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Rate: £400 - £450 per day
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URGENT CONTRACT Developer (C#, ASP.NET, CSS, HTML)PAY RATE - £400 PER DAY Developer (C#, ASP.NET, CSS, HTML) MUST BE ABLE TO START MONDAY 3RD JUNE - 3...
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