The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire 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 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 advertised for the Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 40 82 75
Rank change year-on-year
+42 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 279 171 147
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 5.423% 2.788% 2.854%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.755% 2.951% 3.033%
Number of salaries quoted 227 143 114
Average salary £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.55% -10.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,600 £32,500 £39,300
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.03% +3.12%
All Job Titles
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4848 5795 4847
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 94.23% 94.49% 94.12%
Number of salaries quoted 3844 4947 4021
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,350 £27,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £62,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
South East

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Berkshire Business Analyst Salary Histogram

Business Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Berkshire region 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Slough +45 143 £47,500 -5.00%
Reading -1 69 £50,000 +25.00%
Bracknell -23 13 £47,500 -24.00%
Maidenhead +20 6 £52,500 +17.31%
Newbury +2 3 £46,000 -8.00%
Business Analyst
South East

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1 237 (46.29%) Business Analysis
2 230 (44.92%) Finance
3 108 (21.09%) UML
4 93 (18.16%) Project Management
5 92 (17.97%) SQL
6 86 (16.80%) Use Case
7 79 (15.43%) Stakeholder Management
8 75 (14.65%) Systems Analysis
9 70 (13.67%) Oracle
10 66 (12.89%) CRM
11 65 (12.70%) Telecoms
12 61 (11.91%) Change Management
12 61 (11.91%) MS Office
13 60 (11.72%) Degree
14 59 (11.52%) User Acceptance Testing
14 59 (11.52%) Waterfall
15 55 (10.74%) E-Commerce
16 52 (10.16%) MS Project
16 52 (10.16%) SQL Server
17 50 (9.766%) Workflow
17 50 (9.766%) Client/Server
17 50 (9.766%) Retail
17 50 (9.766%) FMCG
18 46 (8.984%) Microsoft
19 44 (8.594%) Business Intelligence
20 39 (7.617%) HP Quality Center
21 37 (7.227%) Document Management
22 36 (7.031%) Agile Software Development
22 36 (7.031%) Oracle Workflow
23 35 (6.836%) ERP

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 29 (5.664%) HTML
1 29 (5.664%) XML
2 28 (5.469%) ASP
3 15 (2.930%) .NET
4 14 (2.734%) REST
5 4 (0.781%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.391%) Java SE
6 2 (0.391%) Java EE
6 2 (0.391%) COM
7 1 (0.195%) CSS
7 1 (0.195%) MDX
7 1 (0.195%) LAMP
7 1 (0.195%) XML Messaging
Application Platforms
1 36 (7.031%) Oracle Workflow
2 11 (2.148%) Lotus Notes
3 6 (1.172%) SAS
4 4 (0.781%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.195%) Apache
5 1 (0.195%) SugarCRM
5 1 (0.195%) Magento
Applications
1 61 (11.91%) MS Office
2 52 (10.16%) MS Project
3 32 (6.250%) MS Excel
4 18 (3.516%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.172%) MS PowerPoint
6 1 (0.195%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.195%) FastStats
Business Applications
1 7 (1.367%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (1.172%) Oracle ERP
3 5 (0.977%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.781%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.586%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.391%) Google Analytics
6 2 (0.391%) Hyperion Planning
6 2 (0.391%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.391%) SAP MDM
6 2 (0.391%) Oracle Financials
7 1 (0.195%) PeopleSoft HRMS
7 1 (0.195%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.195%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.195%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.195%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.195%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.195%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.195%) SAP SRM
7 1 (0.195%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.125%) Internet
2 8 (1.563%) HTTP
3 4 (0.781%) ATM
4 2 (0.391%) Broadband
5 1 (0.195%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (10.16%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.758%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (1.172%) QlikView
4 5 (0.977%) RDBMS
5 3 (0.586%) Crystal Reports
5 3 (0.586%) Oracle BI EE
5 3 (0.586%) Xcelsius
5 3 (0.586%) SAP BW
6 2 (0.391%) BusinessObjects
6 2 (0.391%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.391%) DB2
6 2 (0.391%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.391%) TOAD
7 1 (0.195%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.195%) Oracle 8/8i
7 1 (0.195%) MySQL
7 1 (0.195%) SQL Server 2000
7 1 (0.195%) SAP BI
7 1 (0.195%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.195%) SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
1 6 (1.172%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (0.195%) PeopleTools
2 1 (0.195%) JIRA
General
1 230 (44.92%) Finance
2 65 (12.70%) Telecoms
3 50 (9.766%) Retail
4 32 (6.250%) Marketing
5 27 (5.273%) Banking
5 27 (5.273%) Advertising
6 20 (3.906%) Aerospace
7 10 (1.953%) Manufacturing
8 6 (1.172%) Automotive
9 4 (0.781%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (0.781%) Front Office
10 2 (0.391%) Back Office
11 1 (0.195%) Games
Miscellaneous
1 50 (9.766%) Client/Server
1 50 (9.766%) FMCG
2 29 (5.664%) Management Information System
3 23 (4.492%) Computer Science
4 20 (3.906%) Visualisation
5 18 (3.516%) Mathematics
6 15 (2.930%) N-Tier
7 14 (2.734%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.953%) SaaS
9 9 (1.758%) Physics
9 9 (1.758%) Statistics
10 8 (1.563%) Social Media
11 7 (1.367%) Economics
12 6 (1.172%) Data Extraction
13 5 (0.977%) VAX
13 5 (0.977%) PMI
14 2 (0.391%) Data Integration
14 2 (0.391%) Machine Learning
15 1 (0.195%) RIA
15 1 (0.195%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 17 (3.320%) Windows
2 5 (0.977%) UNIX
3 1 (0.195%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 237 (46.29%) Business Analysis
2 108 (21.09%) UML
3 93 (18.16%) Project Management
4 86 (16.80%) Use Case
5 79 (15.43%) Stakeholder Management
6 75 (14.65%) Systems Analysis
7 66 (12.89%) CRM
8 61 (11.91%) Change Management
9 59 (11.52%) User Acceptance Testing
9 59 (11.52%) Waterfall
10 55 (10.74%) E-Commerce
11 50 (9.766%) Workflow
12 44 (8.594%) Business Intelligence
13 37 (7.227%) Document Management
14 36 (7.031%) Agile Software Development
15 35 (6.836%) ERP
16 34 (6.641%) Continuous Improvement
17 33 (6.445%) Regression Testing
18 32 (6.250%) Data Modelling
19 27 (5.273%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 92 (17.97%) SQL
2 33 (6.445%) Java
3 6 (1.172%) T-SQL
4 4 (0.781%) VBA
5 3 (0.586%) C#
5 3 (0.586%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.195%) PHP
6 1 (0.195%) PeopleCode
6 1 (0.195%) SQR
6 1 (0.195%) VB
Qualifications
1 60 (11.72%) Degree
2 32 (6.250%) ISEB
3 7 (1.367%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 5 (0.977%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 5 (0.977%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 5 (0.977%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.172%) QA
2 4 (0.781%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 3 (0.586%) GxP
Systems Management
1 39 (7.617%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (0.586%) Netcool
2 3 (0.586%) OpenView
3 1 (0.195%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 70 (13.67%) Oracle
2 46 (8.984%) Microsoft
3 34 (6.641%) SAP
4 31 (6.055%) Siebel
5 22 (4.297%) JD Edwards
6 14 (2.734%) Cognos
7 12 (2.344%) Salesforce.com
8 11 (2.148%) Lotus
9 8 (1.563%) Business Objects
10 6 (1.172%) CODA
10 6 (1.172%) Cognizant
11 5 (0.977%) Sybase
11 5 (0.977%) ATG
11 5 (0.977%) hybris
12 4 (0.781%) Remedy
12 4 (0.781%) IBM
13 3 (0.586%) Manugistics
13 3 (0.586%) Sage
13 3 (0.586%) Cramer
13 3 (0.586%) Amdocs
Reading, Berkshire
An exciting opportunity has just opened up to join one of UK’s largest organisations in the role of Business Solutions - Senior Business Analyst. This is a brilliant...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £45,000 to £52,000 per annum + bonus + benefits package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
An exciting opportunity has just opened up to join one of UK’s largest organisations in the role of Business Solutions - Senior Business Analyst. This is a brilliant...
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £50,000 to £55,000 per annum + bonus + benefits package
Posted: 15 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
At least 2- 3 years' Business Analysis (BA) experience supporting systems within the leasing, lending and Asset Finance industry... The following would be DESIRABLE: - Economics, Finance, Business or...
I.T. Skillfinder
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Minimum of 5 years related experience in business and/or systems analysis. Training / Qualification in a recognized analysis methodology (preferably UML / Use cases) Demonstrated experience in creation of...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £45,000 to £47,000 per annum 10% Bonus + Full Corp Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Berkshire
Master Data Management (MDM) or Product Information Management (PIM) would be an advantage but is not critical... This is an excellent chance to join a growing consultancy who...
The People Network
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Worldwide Financial Services company is currently seeking a talented Manager to lead a Team of Business Analysts in the delivery of Application, CRM and Online projects... Training/Qualification...
Coal IT Services
Salary: £60,000 per annum Plus Bens + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
The role of the Lead Business Analyst will be able to work independently to apply the appropriate tools and techniques of business analysis (regardless of project type or...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £40000.00 - £45000.00 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Berkshire
Working with business and technical teams, the role holder will agree how the requirements will be realised, and produce formal use cases, functional specifications and business processes to...
Roc Search
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Senior Business Analyst (Lead/mentoring, Finance, Agile, SAP Finance, Waterfall, ITIL) We are looking for an outstanding Senior Business Analyst to lead the expanding team... Story mapping and...
TD Group
Salary: Excellent package including substantial bonus, pension, health and car
Posted: 17 May 2013
Slough, Berkshire
Carry out functional and regression testing and also assist with UAT in conjunction with the business... Experience of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Quality Centre and Lotus Notes. Exposure...
MAPP Ltd - IT & Business Management Recruitment Specialists
Salary: Up to £47,000 per annum plus benefits packages as below
Posted: 15 May 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Structure, analyze and report on product performance (core product and commercial sell through) from data extraction, to statistical analysis to visualization. Develop and implement best practice methodologies for...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £60000 per annum
Posted: 25 April 2013