The first table below looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Bedford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 26 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 Bedford region.

Location
3 months to
26 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Analyst
Rank 10 13 7
Rank change year-on-year
+3 -6
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 58 30 39
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 23.11% 14.85% 23.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 23.67% 15.23% 23.93%
Number of salaries quoted 58 28 39
Average salary £39,500 £31,250 £31,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+26.40% +0.80%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £24,250 £22,600
10% offered a salary of more than £43,500 £43,250 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Bedford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
245 197 163
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bedford 97.61% 97.52% 99.39%
Number of salaries quoted 239 187 158
Average salary £42,500 £41,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.65% +9.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,500 £25,000 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Analyst
Bedfordshire

Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bedford Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Bedford Analyst Salary Trend

Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Analyst across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 26 May 2013.

Bedford Analyst Salary Histogram

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 26 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited 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 Analyst in their job title.

1 53 (41.41%) User Stories
2 52 (40.63%) Scrum
3 50 (39.06%) BPMN
4 43 (33.59%) UML
4 43 (33.59%) DSDM
5 34 (26.56%) Agile Software Development
6 32 (25.00%) Microsoft
7 30 (23.44%) Business Analysis
8 29 (22.66%) ITIL
9 28 (21.88%) SAP
10 25 (19.53%) Windows
11 23 (17.97%) Degree
12 22 (17.19%) Active Directory
13 20 (15.63%) Use Case
14 17 (13.28%) ERP
14 17 (13.28%) Microsoft Certification
14 17 (13.28%) Marketing
15 16 (12.50%) SQL Server
15 16 (12.50%) E-Commerce
15 16 (12.50%) Retail
16 15 (11.72%) MCSE
16 15 (11.72%) VMware
16 15 (11.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17 14 (10.94%) SAP SD
17 14 (10.94%) Logistics
17 14 (10.94%) Incident Management
18 13 (10.16%) ISEB
19 12 (9.375%) Linux
19 12 (9.375%) CCNA
19 12 (9.375%) Cisco Certification

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 26 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bedford region that cited 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (4.688%) SAP PI
1 6 (4.688%) .NET
2 5 (3.906%) Software Packaging
3 4 (3.125%) XML
4 3 (2.344%) .NET Framework
4 3 (2.344%) WCF
4 3 (2.344%) WPF
5 2 (1.563%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.781%) WinForms
6 1 (0.781%) Middleware
6 1 (0.781%) ASP.NET
6 1 (0.781%) Web Services
6 1 (0.781%) EDI
6 1 (0.781%) WF
6 1 (0.781%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 10 (7.813%) Exchange Server 2010
1 10 (7.813%) MS Exchange
2 5 (3.906%) SharePoint
3 4 (3.125%) WebSphere Transformation Extender
4 3 (2.344%) Exchange Server 2003
4 3 (2.344%) WebSphere Message Broker
4 3 (2.344%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.781%) FormScape
Applications
1 9 (7.031%) MS Excel
2 3 (2.344%) MS Office
3 1 (0.781%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 14 (10.94%) SAP SD
2 6 (4.688%) SAP MM
3 5 (3.906%) SAP ERP
4 3 (2.344%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.781%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.781%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.781%) SAP FI
Communications & Networking
1 12 (9.375%) SAN
2 7 (5.469%) NAS
3 5 (3.906%) MPLS
4 2 (1.563%) DHCP
4 2 (1.563%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (12.50%) SQL Server
2 4 (3.125%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (2.344%) SAP BW
4 2 (1.563%) Oracle 11g
4 2 (1.563%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (1.563%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (1.563%) Oracle 8/8i
4 2 (1.563%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.563%) Oracle 10g
4 2 (1.563%) SAP BI
4 2 (1.563%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (6.250%) Team Foundation Server
2 7 (5.469%) JIRA
3 4 (3.125%) Visual Studio Team System
3 4 (3.125%) TestComplete
3 4 (3.125%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.781%) PowerBuilder
General
1 17 (13.28%) Marketing
2 16 (12.50%) Retail
3 3 (2.344%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.813%) iPad
2 8 (6.250%) SaaS
3 7 (5.469%) Wiki
4 3 (2.344%) NHS
4 3 (2.344%) Client/Server
4 3 (2.344%) FMCG
5 2 (1.563%) Mathematics
5 2 (1.563%) Visualisation
5 2 (1.563%) iSeries
Operating Systems
1 25 (19.53%) Windows
2 12 (9.375%) Linux
2 12 (9.375%) Windows Server 2008
3 10 (7.813%) Android
4 5 (3.906%) Windows Server 2003
5 1 (0.781%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (41.41%) User Stories
2 52 (40.63%) Scrum
3 50 (39.06%) BPMN
4 43 (33.59%) UML
4 43 (33.59%) DSDM
5 34 (26.56%) Agile Software Development
6 30 (23.44%) Business Analysis
7 29 (22.66%) ITIL
8 20 (15.63%) Use Case
9 17 (13.28%) ERP
10 16 (12.50%) E-Commerce
11 14 (10.94%) Logistics
11 14 (10.94%) Incident Management
12 9 (7.031%) Service Management
13 8 (6.250%) Software Testing
13 8 (6.250%) Data Modelling
14 6 (4.688%) System Testing
14 6 (4.688%) CRM
15 4 (3.125%) Automation Testing
16 3 (2.344%) Automated Testing
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.469%) SQL
2 5 (3.906%) ABAP
3 3 (2.344%) C#
4 2 (1.563%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 23 (17.97%) Degree
2 17 (13.28%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (11.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 15 (11.72%) MCSE
4 13 (10.16%) ISEB
5 12 (9.375%) CCNA
5 12 (9.375%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (5.469%) MCITP
6 7 (5.469%) ISTQB
7 5 (3.906%) CBAP
8 2 (1.563%) MCP
8 2 (1.563%) MCAD
8 2 (1.563%) MCSD
9 1 (0.781%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (7.031%) QA
2 6 (4.688%) SLA
System Software
1 22 (17.19%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.906%) Novell eDirectory
3 3 (2.344%) vSphere
3 3 (2.344%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (3.906%) ZENworks
1 5 (3.906%) SCCM
2 3 (2.344%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 32 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 28 (21.88%) SAP
3 15 (11.72%) VMware
4 10 (7.813%) Salesforce.com
5 5 (3.906%) Cisco
5 5 (3.906%) Novell
5 5 (3.906%) Oracle
5 5 (3.906%) LANDesk
6 3 (2.344%) Symantec
6 3 (2.344%) HP
6 3 (2.344%) Dell
7 2 (1.563%) Citrix
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Business Analyst - SAP SD (Supply Chain & Logistics modules MM, WM desirable) - Bedford. Essential Experience: 2 - 4 years of relevant work experience as a Business Analyst on SAP CRM...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: Up to £40,000 per annum circa £40,000 + Good Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013