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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the Wiltshire 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 16 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Wiltshire region.

 Business Analyst
Location
3 months to
16 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank1368
Rank change year-on-year
Down-7Up+2
Matching contract IT job ads49100131
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wiltshire8.507 %13.72 %11.18 %
As % of the Job Titles category9.057 %14.60 %12.36 %
Daily rates quoted366980
Average daily rate£400£438£425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-8.570 %+2.940 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£306£345£310
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£455£640£450
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£375£375
% change year-on-year
-6.660 %-
Hourly rates quoted101
Average hourly rate£23.50-£41.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.50£20.50£30.00
% change year-on-year
+4.870 %-31.66 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
Wiltshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
5416851060
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Wiltshire93.92 %93.96 %90.44 %
Daily rates quoted265272358
Average daily rate£355£400£400
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-11.25 %-
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£239£250£250
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£475£500£522
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£340£350
% change year-on-year
-4.410 %-2.850 %
Hourly rates quoted4672135
Average hourly rate£14.75£21.25£30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-30.58 %-29.16 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£7.50£13.00£15.00
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£38.50£40.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.60£20.00£22.00
% change year-on-year
-12.00 %-9.090 %
Business Analyst South WestBusiness Analyst
South West

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.

Business Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Business Analyst across the Wiltshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region over the 3 months to 16 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
SwindonDown-1121£449+2.57 %
SalisburyUp+78£350+16.66 %
TrowbridgeNew entry-2£350-
ChippenhamDown-61--
Business Analyst South WestBusiness Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

136 (41.86 %)Finance
222 (25.58 %)Business Analysis
320 (23.26 %)GAP Analysis
320 (23.26 %)Banking
320 (23.26 %)Retail
419 (22.09 %)SAP
518 (20.93 %)Stakeholder Management
518 (20.93 %)Retail Banking
616 (18.60 %)Requirements Analysis
616 (18.60 %)CA Clarity
715 (17.44 %)Business Process Improvement
814 (16.28 %)UML
912 (13.95 %)SSADM
912 (13.95 %)DSDM
1010 (11.63 %)Pensions
118 (9.302 %)Migration
127 (8.140 %)Business Intelligence
127 (8.140 %)OpenLink
127 (8.140 %)Endur
136 (6.977 %)Data Modelling
136 (6.977 %)Data Migration
145 (5.814 %)SAP Oil and Gas
145 (5.814 %)Oracle
154 (4.651 %)JD Edwards
154 (4.651 %)ERP
154 (4.651 %)E-business
154 (4.651 %)Chemicals
154 (4.651 %)Security Cleared
163 (3.488 %)Investment Management
163 (3.488 %)Information Management

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 16 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
11 (1.163 %)SharePoint
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
116 (18.60 %)CA Clarity
22 (2.326 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (1.163 %)MS Project
31 (1.163 %)MS Office
31 (1.163 %)MS Excel
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
17 (8.140 %)Endur
25 (5.814 %)SAP Oil and Gas
32 (2.326 %)SAP APO
32 (2.326 %)SAP MM
41 (1.163 %)Changepoint
41 (1.163 %)HiPortfolio
41 (1.163 %)SAP SD
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
11 (1.163 %)FTP
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.488 %)ETL
13 (3.488 %)BusinessObjects
22 (2.326 %)Datawarehouse
22 (2.326 %)BusinessObjects XI
22 (2.326 %)Xcelsius
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
136 (41.86 %)Finance
220 (23.26 %)Banking
220 (23.26 %)Retail
318 (20.93 %)Retail Banking
410 (11.63 %)Pensions
54 (4.651 %)Chemicals
63 (3.488 %)Front Office
72 (2.326 %)Manufacturing
81 (1.163 %)Marketing
81 (1.163 %)General Ledger
81 (1.163 %)Military
81 (1.163 %)Financial Institution
81 (1.163 %)Back Office
81 (1.163 %)Education
81 (1.163 %)Electric
81 (1.163 %)Government
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
11 (1.163 %)Credit Risk
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
122 (25.58 %)Business Analysis
220 (23.26 %)GAP Analysis
318 (20.93 %)Stakeholder Management
416 (18.60 %)Requirements Analysis
515 (17.44 %)Business Process Improvement
614 (16.28 %)UML
712 (13.95 %)SSADM
712 (13.95 %)DSDM
88 (9.302 %)Migration
97 (8.140 %)Business Intelligence
106 (6.977 %)Data Modelling
106 (6.977 %)Data Migration
114 (4.651 %)ERP
114 (4.651 %)E-business
123 (3.488 %)Investment Management
123 (3.488 %)Information Management
132 (2.326 %)Project Management
132 (2.326 %)Risk Management
132 (2.326 %)Data Management
132 (2.326 %)User Acceptance Testing
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
13 (3.488 %)SQL
21 (1.163 %)C++
21 (1.163 %)VBA
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
14 (4.651 %)Security Cleared
22 (2.326 %)SC Cleared
31 (1.163 %)ISEB
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.488 %)Basel II
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
119 (22.09 %)SAP
27 (8.140 %)OpenLink
35 (5.814 %)Oracle
44 (4.651 %)JD Edwards
53 (3.488 %)Business Objects
61 (1.163 %)Microsoft
61 (1.163 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.163 %)Cognos