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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts within the South Wales region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4727
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching contract IT job ads620
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.020 %
As % of the category below1.085 %3.717 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£300£250
Average daily rate£317£350
% change on same period last year-9.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£333£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£385
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.72£28.69
% change on same period last year+7.06 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads553538
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.779 %0.544 %
Daily rates quoted169110
Average minimum daily rate£313£349
Average daily rate£331£385
% change on same period last year-14.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£421
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£353
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Hourly rates quoted10377
Average minimum hourly rate£29.78£21.56
Average hourly rate£31.49£23.25
% change on same period last year+35.45 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.20£24.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.76£25.22
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Business Analyst WalesBusiness Analyst
Wales

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily 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 South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CardiffDown-133£250-28.57 %
NewportNew entry-1£475-
Business Analyst WalesBusiness Analyst
Wales

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

133 (56.90 %)UML
133 (56.90 %)Business Analysis
220 (34.48 %)Use Case
319 (32.76 %)Government
417 (29.31 %)Data Modelling
510 (17.24 %)BPMN
69 (15.52 %)DoDAF
69 (15.52 %)E-business
69 (15.52 %)TOGAF
69 (15.52 %)RequisitePro
78 (13.79 %)BPR
78 (13.79 %)Enterprise Architecture
78 (13.79 %)Education
87 (12.07 %)RUP
87 (12.07 %)MS Excel
96 (10.34 %)MS Visio
96 (10.34 %)Systems Analysis
96 (10.34 %)Finance
105 (8.621 %)Health
105 (8.621 %)ISEB
114 (6.897 %)OO
114 (6.897 %)NHS
114 (6.897 %)Management Information System
114 (6.897 %)Information Management
114 (6.897 %)Data Analysis
114 (6.897 %)Requirements Management
114 (6.897 %)Requirements Analysis
123 (5.172 %)Degree
123 (5.172 %)SNOMED CT
123 (5.172 %)SSADM

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.448 %).NET
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (1.724 %)ColdFusion
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (12.07 %)MS Excel
26 (10.34 %)MS Visio
32 (3.448 %)MS Office
41 (1.724 %)MS Project
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.724 %)SAP MM
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.172 %)Datawarehouse
21 (1.724 %)BusinessObjects
21 (1.724 %)BusinessObjects XI
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (15.52 %)RequisitePro
22 (3.448 %)CaliberRM
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (32.76 %)Government
28 (13.79 %)Education
36 (10.34 %)Finance
45 (8.621 %)Health
51 (1.724 %)Local Government
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.897 %)NHS
14 (6.897 %)Management Information System
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (56.90 %)UML
133 (56.90 %)Business Analysis
220 (34.48 %)Use Case
317 (29.31 %)Data Modelling
410 (17.24 %)BPMN
59 (15.52 %)DoDAF
59 (15.52 %)E-business
59 (15.52 %)TOGAF
68 (13.79 %)BPR
68 (13.79 %)Enterprise Architecture
77 (12.07 %)RUP
86 (10.34 %)Systems Analysis
94 (6.897 %)Information Management
94 (6.897 %)Data Analysis
94 (6.897 %)OO
94 (6.897 %)Requirements Management
94 (6.897 %)Requirements Analysis
103 (5.172 %)SSADM
112 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
121 (1.724 %)Supplier Management
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (5.172 %)SQL
22 (3.448 %)Java
31 (1.724 %)C
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (8.621 %)ISEB
23 (5.172 %)Degree
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.172 %)SNOMED CT
21 (1.724 %)SLA
21 (1.724 %)QA
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (5.172 %)SAP
13 (5.172 %)Cognos
13 (5.172 %)Borland
21 (1.724 %)Microsoft
21 (1.724 %)Oracle
21 (1.724 %)Business Objects