The first table below looks at the demand for the Payments Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Payments Business Analyst in their job title 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 Job Titles currently tracked.

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
Payments Business Analyst
Rank 456 515 526
Rank change year-on-year
+59 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Payments Business Analyst 78 71 60
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.166% 0.120% 0.100%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.180% 0.129% 0.107%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 54 38
Average daily rate £450 £450 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £309 £368
10% offered a daily rate of more than £535 £525 £508
UK excluding London average daily rate £380 £385 £400
% change year-on-year
-1.29% -3.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
43445 54854 55821
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.19% 92.53% 92.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 24929 30221 30365
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £238 £240 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2155 2623 2895
Average hourly rate £18.50 £18.50 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -7.50%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.50 £40.00 £41.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%

Payments Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Payments Business Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Payments Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Payments Business Analyst within the UK.

Payments Business Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Payments Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Payments Business Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Payments Business Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Payments Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Payments Business Analyst within the UK.

Payments Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Payments Business Analyst
Top 19 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Payments Business Analyst within the UK 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
England +65 75 £450 -1.09%
London +42 69 £450 -2.17%
City of London -5 20 £423 -8.15%
Bromley - 4 £400 -
East of England +15 3 £325 -
South East +15 2 £475 +5.55%
Bedfordshire +6 2 - -
Scotland -19 2 £380 -3.79%
Luton - 2 - -
Canary Wharf - 2 £325 -
Edinburgh +1 1 - -
Paddington -3 1 - -
Glasgow -17 1 £380 -
Home Counties - 1 - -
North West - 1 - -
Surrey - 1 £475 -
Essex - 1 £325 -
Cheshire - 1 - -
Knutsford - 1 - -

Payments Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Payments 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 Payments Business Analyst in their job title.

1 55 (45.08%) Banking
2 45 (36.89%) Finance
3 36 (29.51%) Business Analysis
4 28 (22.95%) Use Case
5 22 (18.03%) SWIFT
6 18 (14.75%) Stakeholder Management
7 16 (13.11%) User Acceptance Testing
8 15 (12.30%) Retail
8 15 (12.30%) Back Office
9 14 (11.48%) Migration
9 14 (11.48%) Investment Banking
10 13 (10.66%) XML
11 12 (9.836%) Oracle
11 12 (9.836%) Data Analysis
12 11 (9.016%) MS PowerPoint
12 11 (9.016%) E-Commerce
13 10 (8.197%) IBM
13 10 (8.197%) Software AG
13 10 (8.197%) TIBCO
13 10 (8.197%) Scrum
13 10 (8.197%) Test Scripting
13 10 (8.197%) ESB
14 9 (7.377%) Agile Software Development
14 9 (7.377%) Change Management
14 9 (7.377%) GAP Analysis
14 9 (7.377%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 8 (6.557%) PCI DSS
16 7 (5.738%) Retail Banking
17 6 (4.918%) Operations Management
17 6 (4.918%) Supplier Management

Payments Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Payments 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 Payments Business Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (10.66%) XML
2 2 (1.639%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.820%) Web Services
3 1 (0.820%) WebCenter
Application Platforms
1 10 (8.197%) ESB
2 1 (0.820%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.820%) WebSphere Message Broker
Applications
1 11 (9.016%) MS PowerPoint
2 6 (4.918%) MS Visio
3 4 (3.279%) MS Office
3 4 (3.279%) MS Excel
4 2 (1.639%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 3 (2.459%) VisionPLUS
2 2 (1.639%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.820%) BASE24
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.459%) Internet
2 2 (1.639%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.820%) DB2
Development Applications
1 2 (1.639%) Axure RP
2 1 (0.820%) JDeveloper
General
1 55 (45.08%) Banking
2 45 (36.89%) Finance
3 15 (12.30%) Retail
3 15 (12.30%) Back Office
4 14 (11.48%) Investment Banking
5 7 (5.738%) Retail Banking
6 4 (3.279%) Telecoms
7 2 (1.639%) General Ledger
7 2 (1.639%) Marketing
7 2 (1.639%) Front Office
7 2 (1.639%) Advertising
7 2 (1.639%) Games
8 1 (0.820%) Legal
8 1 (0.820%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (0.820%) International Banking
8 1 (0.820%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 22 (18.03%) SWIFT
2 9 (7.377%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 3 (2.459%) Equities
4 2 (1.639%) Reference Data
4 2 (1.639%) Mobile Payment
5 1 (0.820%) Mainframe
5 1 (0.820%) EPoS
5 1 (0.820%) Management Information System
5 1 (0.820%) DTCC
5 1 (0.820%) Credit Risk
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (29.51%) Business Analysis
2 28 (22.95%) Use Case
3 18 (14.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 16 (13.11%) User Acceptance Testing
5 14 (11.48%) Migration
6 12 (9.836%) Data Analysis
7 11 (9.016%) E-Commerce
8 10 (8.197%) Scrum
8 10 (8.197%) Test Scripting
9 9 (7.377%) Agile Software Development
9 9 (7.377%) Change Management
9 9 (7.377%) GAP Analysis
10 6 (4.918%) Operations Management
10 6 (4.918%) Supplier Management
10 6 (4.918%) User Stories
10 6 (4.918%) Project Management
10 6 (4.918%) UML
11 5 (4.098%) Data Modelling
11 5 (4.098%) Workflow
11 5 (4.098%) Cash Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (4.098%) SQL
2 1 (0.820%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (1.639%) ISEB
2 1 (0.820%) MBA
2 1 (0.820%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (6.557%) PCI DSS
2 6 (4.918%) SLA
3 1 (0.820%) FATCA
Vendors
1 12 (9.836%) Oracle
2 10 (8.197%) IBM
2 10 (8.197%) Software AG
2 10 (8.197%) TIBCO
3 1 (0.820%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.820%) ATG
3 1 (0.820%) hybris
3 1 (0.820%) Fundtech
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
City, London
Understand the project aims and objectives, and the contribution of Business Analysis to those aims and objectives... Assist in the delivery and presentation of business analysis to appropriate...
Hydrogen Group
Rate: £500.00 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
Luton, South East
Business Analyst - Card Payments within E-commerce / gaming / TransactionalOur Client is a household name, and well regarded with a strong reputation for innovation in the industry... We are...
Levy Associates Limited
Rate: Excellent
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
A banking client in the city are urgently looking for a Business Analyst to work in the cash management and payments arena. Successful candidates must have a good...
Huxley Associates
Rate: £500 - £600 per day
Posted: 18 May 2013
London
Establish and maintain relationships with key departments/stakeholders to facilitate effective business analysis... Investment Banking, Asset Management, Fund Management type organisations... Knowledge of Calypso would be highly desired...
Harrington Starr
Rate: £400 - £550 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013