The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the South West 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 17 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 South West 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 27 23 14
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 121 225 239
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 5.908% 6.789% 8.533%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.269% 7.300% 9.036%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 182 163
Average daily rate £378 £378 £400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.62%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £313 £310
10% offered a daily rate of more than £428 £450 £461
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Average hourly rate - £21.10 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £30.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year
+5.00% +15.38%
All Job Titles
South West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1930 3082 2645
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South West 94.24% 93.00% 94.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1158 1838 1307
Average daily rate £350 £375 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £223 £228 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 193 247
Average hourly rate £15.40 £23.88 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-35.49% +13.69%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.50 £12.29
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.50 £37.50 £38.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Business Analyst
England

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 West region over the 3 months to 17 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
Bristol -3 41 £375 -1.31%
Wiltshire +13 21 £391 -0.94%
Devon +19 20 £325 -13.33%
Somerset -2 11 £428 +9.96%
Dorset +2 9 £459 +13.20%
Gloucestershire -6 8 £403 +10.27%
Business Analyst
England

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

1 126 (44.68%) Finance
2 92 (32.62%) Business Analysis
3 76 (26.95%) Stakeholder Management
4 74 (26.24%) Banking
5 45 (15.96%) Retail
6 36 (12.77%) Retail Banking
7 31 (10.99%) UML
8 27 (9.574%) Data Warehouse
8 27 (9.574%) Migration
9 26 (9.220%) MS Visio
9 26 (9.220%) SQL
10 25 (8.865%) Project Management
11 23 (8.156%) Data Modelling
11 23 (8.156%) Business Intelligence
12 21 (7.447%) GAP Analysis
12 21 (7.447%) MS Excel
13 20 (7.092%) SAP
13 20 (7.092%) Change Management
13 20 (7.092%) Requirements Analysis
13 20 (7.092%) Security Cleared
14 19 (6.738%) BPR
14 19 (6.738%) ISEB
15 17 (6.028%) SAS
16 16 (5.674%) User Acceptance Testing
16 16 (5.674%) Business Transformation
17 15 (5.319%) PRINCE2
17 15 (5.319%) Financial Institution
18 14 (4.965%) CRM
18 14 (4.965%) DSDM
18 14 (4.965%) Systems Analysis

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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 Development
1 2 (0.709%) .NET
1 2 (0.709%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.355%) COM
2 1 (0.355%) SOAP
Application Platforms
1 17 (6.028%) SAS
2 7 (2.482%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.773%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 26 (9.220%) MS Visio
2 21 (7.447%) MS Excel
3 9 (3.191%) MS Office
4 4 (1.418%) MS Project
5 3 (1.064%) MS PowerPoint
6 2 (0.709%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.418%) SAP HR
2 3 (1.064%) SAP SD
2 3 (1.064%) SAP MM
2 3 (1.064%) SAP Payroll
2 3 (1.064%) SAP FI-GL
3 2 (0.709%) SAP HCM
3 2 (0.709%) PeopleSoft HRMS
3 2 (0.709%) Teamcenter
3 2 (0.709%) Summit
3 2 (0.709%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.355%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.355%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.355%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.709%) ATM
1 2 (0.709%) Internet
2 1 (0.355%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.574%) Data Warehouse
2 8 (2.837%) SQL Server
3 7 (2.482%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (1.773%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 4 (1.418%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.418%) MS Access
6 3 (1.064%) GIS
6 3 (1.064%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.709%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
8 1 (0.355%) Oracle BI EE
8 1 (0.355%) SAP Data Services
8 1 (0.355%) Oracle OLAP
8 1 (0.355%) BODI
8 1 (0.355%) Oracle Discoverer
8 1 (0.355%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.355%) OLAP
8 1 (0.355%) Adabas
Development Applications
1 1 (0.355%) Rational Rose
1 1 (0.355%) ERwin
General
1 126 (44.68%) Finance
2 74 (26.24%) Banking
3 45 (15.96%) Retail
4 36 (12.77%) Retail Banking
5 15 (5.319%) Financial Institution
6 7 (2.482%) Marketing
6 7 (2.482%) General Ledger
7 6 (2.128%) Local Government
8 4 (1.418%) Corporate Banking
9 3 (1.064%) Telecoms
9 3 (1.064%) Wholesale Banking
9 3 (1.064%) Billing
10 2 (0.709%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.709%) Back Office
10 2 (0.709%) Aerospace
10 2 (0.709%) Legal
10 2 (0.709%) Manufacturing
11 1 (0.355%) Advertising
11 1 (0.355%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 7 (2.482%) Management Information System
2 6 (2.128%) SWIFT
3 5 (1.773%) Mainframe
3 5 (1.773%) Reference Data
3 5 (1.773%) NHS
4 3 (1.064%) Online Banking
5 2 (0.709%) EFT
5 2 (0.709%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.355%) Mobile Payment
6 1 (0.355%) Telematics
6 1 (0.355%) AS400
6 1 (0.355%) Equities
6 1 (0.355%) EPoS
6 1 (0.355%) Smartcard
6 1 (0.355%) Photography
6 1 (0.355%) Informatics
6 1 (0.355%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.355%) UNIX
1 1 (0.355%) Windows
1 1 (0.355%) Linux
1 1 (0.355%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (32.62%) Business Analysis
2 76 (26.95%) Stakeholder Management
3 31 (10.99%) UML
4 27 (9.574%) Migration
5 25 (8.865%) Project Management
6 23 (8.156%) Business Intelligence
6 23 (8.156%) Data Modelling
7 21 (7.447%) GAP Analysis
8 20 (7.092%) Change Management
8 20 (7.092%) Requirements Analysis
9 19 (6.738%) BPR
10 16 (5.674%) User Acceptance Testing
10 16 (5.674%) Business Transformation
11 15 (5.319%) PRINCE2
12 14 (4.965%) DSDM
12 14 (4.965%) CRM
12 14 (4.965%) Systems Analysis
13 12 (4.255%) Use Case
13 12 (4.255%) Data Migration
13 12 (4.255%) SSADM
Programming Languages
1 26 (9.220%) SQL
2 5 (1.773%) C
3 2 (0.709%) COBOL
3 2 (0.709%) PHP
3 2 (0.709%) PL/SQL
3 2 (0.709%) VB
3 2 (0.709%) VB.NET
3 2 (0.709%) VBA
4 1 (0.355%) JCL
4 1 (0.355%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (7.092%) Security Cleared
2 19 (6.738%) ISEB
3 9 (3.191%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.837%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 7 (2.482%) Degree
6 5 (1.773%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.064%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.709%) ACCA
8 2 (0.709%) CIMA
9 1 (0.355%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.355%) BC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (3.191%) Basel II
1 9 (3.191%) Basel III
2 8 (2.837%) Solvency II
3 5 (1.773%) ISO 9001
4 4 (1.418%) QA
5 2 (0.709%) TickIT
5 2 (0.709%) ISO 14001
5 2 (0.709%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.709%) FATCA
6 1 (0.355%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 1 (0.355%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 20 (7.092%) SAP
2 13 (4.610%) Microsoft
3 11 (3.901%) Business Objects
4 9 (3.191%) Oracle
5 5 (1.773%) Teradata
6 2 (0.709%) Casewise
6 2 (0.709%) Fundtech
6 2 (0.709%) PeopleSoft
7 1 (0.355%) Siebel
7 1 (0.355%) Temenos
7 1 (0.355%) iSOFT
7 1 (0.355%) webMethods
7 1 (0.355%) Infor
7 1 (0.355%) ION Trading
Devon
My client is urgently looking to recruit a Business Analyst to work on a large scale systems implementation programme.
Sanderson
Rate: £200 - £250 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Gloucestershire, South West
This role will require the candidate to go through a level of security clearance... We are looking for a self starter who is able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder...
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Gloucestershire
This role will require the candidate to go through a level of security clearance... We are looking for a self starter who is able to demonstrate excellent stakeholder...
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
South West
I am recruiting on behalf of one of the worlds largest Insurance companies who are looking to hire a Business Analyst on a 6 month contract in Bournemouth...
Lorien Resourcing
Rate: £365 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
The successful candidate will possess the following: - Excellent business focussed analysis skills with experience working within a finance environment within Financial Services (Life & Pensions experience preferred) - Excellent team...
Sanderson
Rate: £375 - £425 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, South West
SAS Business Analyst - Bristol - Up to £350/day! Our Client, a Major Financial Services Organisation, are currently looking for a SAS Business Analyst to work in their Bristol...
Orgtel
Rate: £350 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucestershire
A market leading Bank is urgently looking to recruit a Business Analyst to work on a large scale mortgage migration programme... - Excellent Excel skills and using Pivot Tables -...
Sanderson
Rate: £400 - £440 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
The suitable analyst will be responsible for: Analyse proposed operational reconciliation's across multiple systems, challenge if required to improve scope and quality Document the detailed approach and...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £440.00 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
South West
A proven Business Analyst with demonstrable experience in the Payments sector is required to work on a number of change initiatives for a leading Banking organisation. The ideal...
Lawrence Harvey IT & Change
Rate: £400 - £500 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Bristol, South West
Regulatory Business Analyst, Bristol, £450 My client, a leading bank, urgently requires a Finance Regulatory Business Analyst to be responsible for owning, analysising and driving the Regulatory Reporting...
Orgtel
Rate: £400 - £450 per day
Posted: 15 May 2013
Gloucestershire
The suitable Business Analyst will have the following experience: Strong Excel skills including making pivot tables Documentation experience. Diagrams Analysis and Design excellent stakeholder management Communication Presentations Requirements...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £440.00 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
My client requires a Business Analyst to work on a major change programme in Bristol. The suitable Business Analyst will be responsible for: Providing analysis, scope, requirements and...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £380.00 per day
Posted: 13 May 2013
Bristol, Avon
Pays attention to detail and has good interpersonal skills Desirable *Experience with Business Analysis and Computer Aided Software Engineering tools such as CaseWise and Visio, *Experience with Project...
Spring Technology
Rate: £300.00 - £330 per day
Posted: 14 May 2013
Swindon, South West
BPMN*Experience delivering and managing requirements specifications *Business Analyst studies and where possible qualifications e.g... Sand Resources is an equal opportunity employer committed to a policy of...
Sand Resources
Rate: £350 - £450 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013
Swindon, Wiltshire
You will have experience of business change, business transformation, BPR backgrounds with process mapping experience, requirements gathering, gap analysis, requirements capture, workshop facilitation, etc... Very experienced in requirements...
Clarity Resourcing Ltd
Rate: £375 - £400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013