The first table below looks at the demand for the Technical 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 Technical 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 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Technical Business Analyst
Rank 362 396 425
Rank change year-on-year
+34 +29
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Business Analyst 175 183 166
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.377% 0.314% 0.271%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.409% 0.339% 0.292%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 143 108
Average daily rate £435 £475 £525
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.42% -9.52%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £325 £325
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £608 £650
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £380 £350
% change year-on-year
-10.52% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 2
Average hourly rate £39.53 £50.00 £22.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-20.94% +124.71%
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £22.25
All Job Titles
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
42797 53993 56874
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 92.24% 92.65% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 24561 29781 30909
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £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 2134 2552 2929
Average hourly rate £18.50 £19.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.63% -5.00%
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 £41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%

Technical Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Technical Business Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Technical Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Technical Business Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Technical Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Technical Business Analyst within the UK over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Technical Business Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Technical Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Technical Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Technical Business Analyst
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Business Analyst within the UK 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
England +23 159 £450 -6.49%
London +4 125 £500 -0.19%
City of London -11 27 £450 -10.00%
Scotland -3 14 £350 -
South East +18 10 £288 -36.11%
Canary Wharf -6 9 £550 -
East of England +16 8 £400 +23.07%
Glasgow -14 7 £325 -7.14%
North West +19 6 £338 +14.89%
Stirling - 6 £350 -
Suffolk - 5 £430 -
Berkshire +12 4 £288 -36.11%
Yorkshire -1 4 £363 -4.60%
Cheshire - 4 £322 -
Knutsford - 3 £220 -
Ipswich - 3 £425 -
South West +23 2 £320 -1.53%
Bristol +12 2 £320 -
East Midlands +2 2 £325 +11.11%
West Yorkshire +1 2 £363 -4.60%
Chelmsford - 2 £260 -
Essex - 2 £260 -
Sheffield - 2 £475 -
South Yorkshire - 2 £475 -
Northamptonshire +15 1 - -
Reading +11 1 - -
Manchester +10 1 £325 +10.63%
Wales +10 1 £500 +10.49%
Edinburgh +9 1 - -
Cambridgeshire +9 1 £400 +23.07%

Technical Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Technical 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 Technical Business Analyst in their job title.

1 120 (37.85%) Finance
2 105 (33.12%) SQL
3 99 (31.23%) Banking
4 97 (30.60%) Business Analysis
5 65 (20.50%) Investment Banking
6 54 (17.03%) UML
7 52 (16.40%) User Acceptance Testing
8 50 (15.77%) Agile Software Development
9 43 (13.56%) Use Case
10 40 (12.62%) Data Analysis
11 33 (10.41%) Data Modelling
12 31 (9.779%) MS Visio
13 30 (9.464%) Stakeholder Management
14 29 (9.148%) Scrum
14 29 (9.148%) Java
15 26 (8.202%) Oracle
15 26 (8.202%) XML
16 25 (7.886%) Front Office
17 23 (7.256%) Back Office
18 22 (6.940%) Workflow
18 22 (6.940%) MS Excel
18 22 (6.940%) CRM
18 22 (6.940%) Test Scripting
19 21 (6.625%) User Stories
19 21 (6.625%) ETL
19 21 (6.625%) Microsoft
20 20 (6.309%) VBA
20 20 (6.309%) Analytics
21 19 (5.994%) Degree
22 18 (5.678%) Migration

Technical Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK that cited Technical 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 Technical Business Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 26 (8.202%) XML
2 14 (4.416%) .NET
3 7 (2.208%) HTML
3 7 (2.208%) Middleware
4 6 (1.893%) JDBC
5 4 (1.262%) XML Messaging
5 4 (1.262%) Spring
5 4 (1.262%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.946%) FpML
6 3 (0.946%) RESTful
7 2 (0.631%) REST
7 2 (0.631%) .NET Framework
7 2 (0.631%) Velocity
7 2 (0.631%) Spring MVC
7 2 (0.631%) JSP
7 2 (0.631%) SOAP
7 2 (0.631%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.631%) Web Services
7 2 (0.631%) XSD
8 1 (0.315%) EDI
Application Platforms
1 5 (1.577%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.262%) SAS
2 4 (1.262%) StreamWeaver
3 3 (0.946%) CMS
3 3 (0.946%) Tomcat
4 1 (0.315%) IIS
4 1 (0.315%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 31 (9.779%) MS Visio
2 22 (6.940%) MS Excel
3 15 (4.732%) MS Office
4 6 (1.893%) MS PowerPoint
5 4 (1.262%) MS Project
6 2 (0.631%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (2.524%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.946%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 2 (0.631%) Oracle Retail
3 2 (0.631%) Summit
3 2 (0.631%) Adaptiv
4 1 (0.315%) RMDS
4 1 (0.315%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.315%) 3000 Xtra
4 1 (0.315%) Bloomberg TOMS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (5.678%) FTP
2 13 (4.101%) HTTP
3 4 (1.262%) WAN
4 3 (0.946%) Internet
5 2 (0.631%) GPRS
6 1 (0.315%) VoIP
6 1 (0.315%) LDAP
6 1 (0.315%) Firewall
6 1 (0.315%) IP Telephony
6 1 (0.315%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.315%) Network Security
6 1 (0.315%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.678%) Data Warehouse
2 15 (4.732%) SQL Server
3 9 (2.839%) TOAD
4 8 (2.524%) Big Data
5 7 (2.208%) Data Mining
6 6 (1.893%) MS Access
7 5 (1.577%) Oracle 8/8i
8 4 (1.262%) OLAP
8 4 (1.262%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (1.262%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
9 3 (0.946%) SAP HANA
9 3 (0.946%) QlikView
9 3 (0.946%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (0.946%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.631%) RDBMS
10 2 (0.631%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.631%) DB2
10 2 (0.631%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.631%) Oracle Exadata
10 2 (0.631%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (2.839%) Rational Rose
2 3 (0.946%) Maven
2 3 (0.946%) JIRA
2 3 (0.946%) TestDirector
3 2 (0.631%) ERwin
3 2 (0.631%) Subversion
3 2 (0.631%) Mockito
3 2 (0.631%) ClearCase
3 2 (0.631%) Gradle
3 2 (0.631%) Selenium
3 2 (0.631%) jMock
3 2 (0.631%) EasyMock
3 2 (0.631%) Git (software)
3 2 (0.631%) Eclipse
3 2 (0.631%) IntelliJ
3 2 (0.631%) Ant
4 1 (0.315%) JUnit
4 1 (0.315%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.315%) Balsamiq Mockups
General
1 120 (37.85%) Finance
2 99 (31.23%) Banking
3 65 (20.50%) Investment Banking
4 25 (7.886%) Front Office
5 23 (7.256%) Back Office
6 12 (3.785%) Retail
6 12 (3.785%) Financial Institution
7 6 (1.893%) Retail Banking
8 5 (1.577%) Telecoms
8 5 (1.577%) French Language
9 4 (1.262%) Corporate Banking
10 3 (0.946%) Advertising
10 3 (0.946%) German Language
11 2 (0.631%) Publishing
11 2 (0.631%) Games
11 2 (0.631%) General Ledger
12 1 (0.315%) Music
12 1 (0.315%) Wholesale Banking
12 1 (0.315%) Private Banking
12 1 (0.315%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.363%) Market Risk
2 12 (3.785%) Equities
2 12 (3.785%) Derivative
3 11 (3.470%) Reference Data
4 9 (2.839%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 8 (2.524%) Credit Risk
6 6 (1.893%) Fixed Income
6 6 (1.893%) Hedge funds
7 4 (1.262%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.262%) DTCC
8 3 (0.946%) Digital Media
8 3 (0.946%) Mobile App
9 2 (0.631%) Mobile Payment
9 2 (0.631%) New Media
9 2 (0.631%) Online Gambling
9 2 (0.631%) Computer Science
9 2 (0.631%) Tandem
9 2 (0.631%) Credit Derivative
9 2 (0.631%) IPTV
9 2 (0.631%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 10 (3.155%) Windows
2 6 (1.893%) UNIX
3 4 (1.262%) Linux
4 2 (0.631%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.315%) GCOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (30.60%) Business Analysis
2 54 (17.03%) UML
3 52 (16.40%) User Acceptance Testing
4 50 (15.77%) Agile Software Development
5 43 (13.56%) Use Case
6 40 (12.62%) Data Analysis
7 33 (10.41%) Data Modelling
8 30 (9.464%) Stakeholder Management
9 29 (9.148%) Scrum
10 22 (6.940%) Test Scripting
10 22 (6.940%) Workflow
10 22 (6.940%) CRM
11 21 (6.625%) ETL
11 21 (6.625%) User Stories
12 20 (6.309%) Analytics
13 18 (5.678%) Migration
14 17 (5.363%) E-Commerce
15 15 (4.732%) ITIL
15 15 (4.732%) Business Intelligence
16 14 (4.416%) GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
1 105 (33.12%) SQL
2 29 (9.148%) Java
3 20 (6.309%) VBA
4 9 (2.839%) Python
5 7 (2.208%) C#
6 5 (1.577%) C++
6 5 (1.577%) Jython
6 5 (1.577%) VB
7 3 (0.946%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.946%) C
8 2 (0.631%) Groovy
8 2 (0.631%) Scala
8 2 (0.631%) Clojure
8 2 (0.631%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.631%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.631%) Perl
8 2 (0.631%) PHP
9 1 (0.315%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.315%) VBScript
9 1 (0.315%) VB6
Qualifications
1 19 (5.994%) Degree
2 16 (5.047%) ISEB
3 4 (1.262%) SC Cleared
3 4 (1.262%) Security Cleared
4 3 (0.946%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.315%) CISA
5 1 (0.315%) GIAC
5 1 (0.315%) CISSP
5 1 (0.315%) OCP
5 1 (0.315%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (4.416%) MiFID
2 12 (3.785%) QA
2 12 (3.785%) Basel III
3 8 (2.524%) FATCA
4 7 (2.208%) Basel II
System Software
1 2 (0.631%) Microsoft App-V
1 2 (0.631%) XenApp
2 1 (0.315%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 15 (4.732%) HP Quality Center
2 6 (1.893%) MOM
3 3 (0.946%) Opalis
4 1 (0.315%) Oracle Identity Manager
4 1 (0.315%) BMC PATROL
4 1 (0.315%) Tivoli
4 1 (0.315%) Tivoli Identity Manager
Vendors
1 26 (8.202%) Oracle
2 21 (6.625%) Microsoft
3 15 (4.732%) HP
4 8 (2.524%) Informatica
5 7 (2.208%) Cognos
5 7 (2.208%) Business Objects
6 6 (1.893%) Pega
7 5 (1.577%) SAP
8 4 (1.262%) Cadis
8 4 (1.262%) IBM
8 4 (1.262%) Teradata
9 3 (0.946%) Siebel
9 3 (0.946%) Murex
9 3 (0.946%) Citrix
9 3 (0.946%) BMC
9 3 (0.946%) SunGard
10 2 (0.631%) Calypso
10 2 (0.631%) Sybase
10 2 (0.631%) Sophis
10 2 (0.631%) Remedy
London
Responsibilities will include to act as the liaison between the business and IS and to provide a business and systems analysis service to key business areas, work with...
Harvey Nash plc
Posted: 13 May 2013
London
Responsibilities will include to act as the liaison between the business and IS and to provide a business and systems analysis service to key business areas, work with...
Harvey Nash plc
Posted: 26 April 2013
London
Responsibilities will include to act as the liaison between the business and IS and to provide a business and systems analysis service to key business areas, work with...
Harvey Nash plc
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
Technical Business Analyst / Business Systems Analyst - 6 month Initial Contract - Cambridgeshire - £400 Per DayOur client who are a global Financial Organisation based in Cambridgeshire are currently looking for...
DP Connect Ltd
Rate: £400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
DMAIC, lean, six sigma, process design, bank processing, DMAIC, lean, six sigma, process design, bank processing, Technical Business Analyst required urgently for a Tier 1 Investment Bank based...
Harvey Nash plc
Rate: £350 - £390 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Stirling, Scotland
Main Duties Implement the business analysis best practices/standards within the team.Take responsibility for the delivery of the Business & IT analysis artefacts to quality, to plan and...
Argyll Scott International
Rate: £300 - £400 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Stirlingshire
Customer Reference Data -KYC/AML/Counterparty Fraud/MIFID/SSi's/Credit... Expert in Gatherine Use Case Modelling and extensive experience of other UML diagrams and techniques. Expert in...
iKas International
Rate: £350 - £400 per day
Posted: 16 May 2013
East London
Skills and Experience: Consultancy and business analysis skills (c... Business Process Improvement Skills (lean/six sigma) SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence 4.0 Knowledge... Analysis for OLAP development.....
Eaglecliff
Rate: Unspecified Market Rates Negotiable DOE
Posted: 13 May 2013
East London
Skills and Experience: Consultancy and business analysis skills (c... Business Process Improvement Skills (lean/six sigma) SAP Business Objects Business Intelligence 4.0 Knowledge... Analysis for OLAP development.....
Eaglecliff
Rate: Unspecified Market Rates Negotiable DOE
Posted: 13 May 2013