The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Wales 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 24 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 Wales 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 9 17 21
Rank change year-on-year
+8 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 47 42 44
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 11.03% 7.368% 6.667%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.81% 7.895% 7.237%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 34 28
Average daily rate £375 £395 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.06% +5.33%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £293 £302 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £485 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £363 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
-3.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £31.50 £30.00 £26.25
% change year-on-year
+5.00% +14.28%
All Job Titles
Wales
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
398 532 608
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wales 93.43% 93.33% 92.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 257 279
Average daily rate £350 £350 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +3.70%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £175 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 27 31
Average hourly rate £15.00 £14.50 £22.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+3.44% -34.09%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.35 £10.75 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £35.00 £20.00 £59.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Business Analyst
UK

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Wales 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 Wales region.

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 Wales region over the 3 months to 24 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
South Wales +2 44 £375 -6.25%
West Wales +10 2 - -
North Wales - 1 £325 -
Business Analyst
UK

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

1 38 (50.00%) Finance
2 32 (42.11%) Business Analysis
3 20 (26.32%) Banking
4 18 (23.68%) Stakeholder Management
5 16 (21.05%) Project Management
6 10 (13.16%) ISEB
6 10 (13.16%) SQL
7 9 (11.84%) PRINCE2
7 9 (11.84%) Migration
7 9 (11.84%) Management Information System
8 8 (10.53%) Microsoft
9 7 (9.211%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (9.211%) Change Management
9 7 (9.211%) Use Case
10 6 (7.895%) Multimedia
10 6 (7.895%) UML
10 6 (7.895%) MS Office
10 6 (7.895%) SAP
11 5 (6.579%) MS Project
11 5 (6.579%) ISEB Practitioner
11 5 (6.579%) Content Management
11 5 (6.579%) Retail
11 5 (6.579%) AS400
11 5 (6.579%) Requirements Analysis
11 5 (6.579%) Retail Banking
11 5 (6.579%) Security Cleared
12 4 (5.263%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 4 (5.263%) Degree
12 4 (5.263%) TestDirector
12 4 (5.263%) Business Intelligence

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

Application Development
1 4 (5.263%) .NET
1 4 (5.263%) J2EE
2 1 (1.316%) HTML
2 1 (1.316%) COM
2 1 (1.316%) XML
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.632%) SAS
Applications
1 6 (7.895%) MS Office
2 5 (6.579%) MS Project
3 1 (1.316%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.316%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.316%) Intranet
1 1 (1.316%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.211%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (2.632%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
2 2 (2.632%) Xcelsius
2 2 (2.632%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (2.632%) BusinessObjects
2 2 (2.632%) SAP BW
3 1 (1.316%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 4 (5.263%) TestDirector
General
1 38 (50.00%) Finance
2 20 (26.32%) Banking
3 6 (7.895%) Multimedia
4 5 (6.579%) Retail
4 5 (6.579%) Retail Banking
5 1 (1.316%) Aerospace
Miscellaneous
1 9 (11.84%) Management Information System
2 5 (6.579%) AS400
3 2 (2.632%) Digital Media
4 1 (1.316%) Mainframe
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (42.11%) Business Analysis
2 18 (23.68%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (21.05%) Project Management
4 9 (11.84%) PRINCE2
4 9 (11.84%) Migration
5 7 (9.211%) Change Management
5 7 (9.211%) Use Case
6 6 (7.895%) UML
7 5 (6.579%) Content Management
7 5 (6.579%) Requirements Analysis
8 4 (5.263%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 4 (5.263%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (5.263%) OO
9 3 (3.947%) E-Commerce
9 3 (3.947%) Agile Software Development
9 3 (3.947%) Data Analysis
9 3 (3.947%) Systems Analysis
9 3 (3.947%) Data Migration
10 2 (2.632%) Product Management
10 2 (2.632%) Technical Architecture
Programming Languages
1 10 (13.16%) SQL
2 2 (2.632%) VB
2 2 (2.632%) Java
Qualifications
1 10 (13.16%) ISEB
2 5 (6.579%) ISEB Practitioner
2 5 (6.579%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.263%) Degree
4 3 (3.947%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.316%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (10.53%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.895%) SAP
3 2 (2.632%) Oracle
3 2 (2.632%) Business Objects
South Wales
Experience Required: - Extensive experience as a Business Analyst - Background in media or broadcasting organisations - Industry recognised qualification in Business Analysis (e.g. ISEB Business Analysis Practitioner) - Understanding of...
Sanderson
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 17 May 2013