The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 23 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 Aberdeen region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 32 29 29
Rank change year-on-year
-3 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 14 21 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 4.118% 5.097% 3.663%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.321% 5.483% 3.876%
Number of salaries quoted 7 16 5
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% -15.78%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
324 383 258
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 95.29% 92.96% 94.51%
Number of salaries quoted 232 290 214
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% -11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £25,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £52,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
Scotland

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Aberdeen Business Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Aberdeen Business Analyst Salary Histogram

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled with Business Analyst in their job title.

1 8 (30.77%) SQL Server
2 7 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 7 (26.92%) JD Edwards
3 6 (23.08%) MS Excel
3 6 (23.08%) Oracle
3 6 (23.08%) SQL
3 6 (23.08%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 5 (19.23%) Business Objects
5 4 (15.38%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (15.38%) SharePoint Server
5 4 (15.38%) IIS
5 4 (15.38%) Perl
5 4 (15.38%) Apache
5 4 (15.38%) Tomcat
5 4 (15.38%) Python
5 4 (15.38%) XHTML
5 4 (15.38%) MS Access
5 4 (15.38%) SharePoint
5 4 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (15.38%) ERP
5 4 (15.38%) Web Development
5 4 (15.38%) Manufacturing
6 3 (11.54%) Advertising
6 3 (11.54%) PDM
6 3 (11.54%) Asset Management
6 3 (11.54%) Data Management
6 3 (11.54%) TOAD
6 3 (11.54%) Project Management
6 3 (11.54%) ASP
6 3 (11.54%) CSS

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled with Business Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 4 (15.38%) XHTML
2 3 (11.54%) ASP
2 3 (11.54%) CSS
2 3 (11.54%) XML
3 2 (7.692%) .NET
3 2 (7.692%) XSLT
Application Platforms
1 4 (15.38%) SharePoint Server
1 4 (15.38%) IIS
1 4 (15.38%) Apache
1 4 (15.38%) Tomcat
1 4 (15.38%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (23.08%) MS Excel
2 3 (11.54%) MS Office
3 2 (7.692%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (23.08%) JDE EnterpriseOne
2 4 (15.38%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (7.692%) JDE OneWorld
3 2 (7.692%) JDE World
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (30.77%) SQL Server
2 4 (15.38%) MS Access
2 4 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (11.54%) TOAD
4 1 (3.846%) EDMS
4 1 (3.846%) Oracle Reports
General
1 4 (15.38%) Manufacturing
2 3 (11.54%) Advertising
3 1 (3.846%) Finance
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.846%) Windows 7
1 1 (3.846%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (15.38%) ERP
1 4 (15.38%) Web Development
2 3 (11.54%) PDM
2 3 (11.54%) Asset Management
2 3 (11.54%) Data Management
2 3 (11.54%) Project Management
3 2 (7.692%) Configuration Management
3 2 (7.692%) Business Analysis
3 2 (7.692%) Change Management
3 2 (7.692%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (7.692%) Workflow
3 2 (7.692%) Quality Management
3 2 (7.692%) Requirements Management
3 2 (7.692%) Change Control
4 1 (3.846%) Service Delivery
4 1 (3.846%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
4 1 (3.846%) Systems Analysis
4 1 (3.846%) Resource Management
4 1 (3.846%) Risk Analysis
4 1 (3.846%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (23.08%) SQL
2 4 (15.38%) Perl
2 4 (15.38%) Python
3 3 (11.54%) PHP
4 2 (7.692%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (3.846%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.846%) QA
System Software
1 1 (3.846%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (26.92%) Microsoft
1 7 (26.92%) JD Edwards
2 6 (23.08%) Oracle
3 5 (19.23%) Business Objects
4 1 (3.846%) Citrix
4 1 (3.846%) SAP
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
A leading consultancy based in Aberdeen is looking to appoint a business analyst to take part in a large scale IT transformation programme. Working to design and implement...
Net Talent
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 21 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
JDedwards Business Analyst - JDedwards Support Consultant - JDE - Oil and Gas Cathcart Associates are helping our Aberdeen-based Oil and Gas client recruit for a JDedwards Support Team Member /...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 9 May 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
You will promote the Agile Methodology throughout the process in order to ensure continuous improvement within the system. You'll be working alongside a like-minded team and...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
You will promote the Agile Methodology throughout the process in order to ensure continuous improvement within the system... You'll be a passionate, motivated, self-driven and ambitious...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 22 May 2013
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
JDEdwards, JD Edwards, JDEdward's, JDE, J.D. Edwards, World, Enterprise One, EnterpriseOne, Business Analyst, BA, Requirements Gathering, Inventory modules Cathcart Associates are helping our Aberdeen-based Oil...
Cathcart Associates Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits Package
Posted: 17 May 2013