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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts within the Thames Valley 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1731
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads2120
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.020 %
As % of the category below5.932 %3.367 %
Daily rates quoted52
Average minimum daily rate£350£475
Average daily rate£368£490
% change on same period last year-25.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£385£505
UK excluding London average daily rate£375£383
% change on same period last year-2.03 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£45.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.07£29.13
% change on same period last year+6.67 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads354594
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.495 %0.597 %
Daily rates quoted5260
Average minimum daily rate£320£326
Average daily rate£347£343
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£360
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£353
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Hourly rates quoted1036
Average minimum hourly rate£29.32£32.48
Average hourly rate£31.43£35.60
% change on same period last year-11.69 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.55£38.71
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.74£25.24
% change on same period last year-5.93 %
Business Analyst South EastBusiness Analyst
South East

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 Thames Valley region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

114 (25.45 %)SAP
114 (25.45 %)Finance
212 (21.82 %)Oracle
38 (14.55 %)CRM
47 (12.73 %)SAP HR
56 (10.91 %)Local Government
56 (10.91 %)ERP
56 (10.91 %)MS Visio
56 (10.91 %)Government
65 (9.091 %)Insurance
74 (7.273 %)BPR
74 (7.273 %)UNIX
74 (7.273 %)MS Project
74 (7.273 %)MS Office
74 (7.273 %)Data Analysis
74 (7.273 %)Migration
83 (5.455 %)Stakeholder Management
83 (5.455 %)SAP CRM
83 (5.455 %)Retail
83 (5.455 %)Billing
83 (5.455 %)Project Management
83 (5.455 %)Datawarehouse
83 (5.455 %)ETL
83 (5.455 %)SAP Implementation
92 (3.636 %)Business Analysis
92 (3.636 %)Marketing
92 (3.636 %)Degree
92 (3.636 %)TOAD
92 (3.636 %)Microsoft
92 (3.636 %)SQL

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.818 %)XML
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (10.91 %)MS Visio
24 (7.273 %)MS Project
24 (7.273 %)MS Office
31 (1.818 %)CA Clarity
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (12.73 %)SAP HR
23 (5.455 %)SAP CRM
31 (1.818 %)SAP Payroll
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.455 %)Datawarehouse
13 (5.455 %)ETL
22 (3.636 %)TOAD
31 (1.818 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.818 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.818 %)SQL Server
31 (1.818 %)Crystal Reports
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (25.45 %)Finance
26 (10.91 %)Government
26 (10.91 %)Local Government
35 (9.091 %)Insurance
43 (5.455 %)Retail
43 (5.455 %)Billing
52 (3.636 %)Marketing
61 (1.818 %)Investment Banking
61 (1.818 %)Retail Banking
61 (1.818 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.818 %)Banking
61 (1.818 %)Education
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.818 %)NHS
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (7.273 %)UNIX
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (14.55 %)CRM
26 (10.91 %)ERP
34 (7.273 %)BPR
34 (7.273 %)Migration
34 (7.273 %)Data Analysis
43 (5.455 %)SAP Implementation
43 (5.455 %)Stakeholder Management
43 (5.455 %)Project Management
52 (3.636 %)ITIL
52 (3.636 %)Change Management
52 (3.636 %)Business Analysis
52 (3.636 %)UML
61 (1.818 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (1.818 %)Test Scripting
61 (1.818 %)E-business
61 (1.818 %)SEO
61 (1.818 %)E-Procurement
61 (1.818 %)Scrum
61 (1.818 %)Agile Software Development
61 (1.818 %)Asset Management
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (3.636 %)SQL
21 (1.818 %)VB
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.636 %)Degree
21 (1.818 %)ISEB
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.818 %)HL7
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (25.45 %)SAP
212 (21.82 %)Oracle
32 (3.636 %)Microsoft
41 (1.818 %)Informatica
41 (1.818 %)Epicor
41 (1.818 %)Thunderhead
41 (1.818 %)Casewise
41 (1.818 %)Siebel