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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 60 50 56
Rank change year-on-year
-10 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 60 50 35
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 3.529% 3.374% 2.604%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.727% 3.514% 2.726%
Number of salaries quoted 49 41 27
Average salary £40,000 £46,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.04% +31.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,700 £25,000 £26,800
10% offered a salary of more than £52,100 £55,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
Birmingham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1610 1423 1284
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Birmingham 94.71% 96.02% 95.54%
Number of salaries quoted 1351 1272 1115
Average salary £42,255 £39,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.34% +4.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,500 £23,750
10% offered a salary of more than £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
West Midlands

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Birmingham Business Analyst Salary Histogram

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 49 (43.75%) Business Analysis
2 33 (29.46%) Finance
3 26 (23.21%) SQL
4 22 (19.64%) SQL Server
5 20 (17.86%) T-SQL
6 19 (16.96%) Business Intelligence
6 19 (16.96%) User Acceptance Testing
7 17 (15.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 17 (15.18%) Degree
8 15 (13.39%) Project Management
8 15 (13.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 13 (11.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 12 (10.71%) Retail
10 12 (10.71%) UML
10 12 (10.71%) CRM
11 10 (8.929%) PRINCE2
11 10 (8.929%) Windows
11 10 (8.929%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (8.929%) Management Information System
11 10 (8.929%) Dynamics CRM
12 9 (8.036%) MDX
12 9 (8.036%) SQL Server 2008
12 9 (8.036%) Validation
12 9 (8.036%) .NET
12 9 (8.036%) Business Objects
12 9 (8.036%) Microsoft
13 8 (7.143%) MOLAP
13 8 (7.143%) ROLAP
13 8 (7.143%) Data Warehouse
13 8 (7.143%) Windows XP

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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 9 (8.036%) MDX
1 9 (8.036%) .NET
2 2 (1.786%) Web Services
2 2 (1.786%) XML
2 2 (1.786%) Middleware
3 1 (0.893%) HTML
3 1 (0.893%) J2EE
3 1 (0.893%) XSLT
3 1 (0.893%) ASP
3 1 (0.893%) ASP.NET
3 1 (0.893%) COM
3 1 (0.893%) CSS
3 1 (0.893%) SOAP
3 1 (0.893%) Ajax
3 1 (0.893%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 3 (2.679%) SAS
2 2 (1.786%) IIS
3 1 (0.893%) WebLogic
3 1 (0.893%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.893%) Lotus Notes
3 1 (0.893%) Lotus Domino
3 1 (0.893%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 8 (7.143%) PowerPivot
2 6 (5.357%) MS Excel
3 3 (2.679%) MS Office
4 1 (0.893%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (8.929%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (7.143%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (1.786%) Dynamics GP
3 2 (1.786%) Agresso
4 1 (0.893%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.893%) Maximo
4 1 (0.893%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.893%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (19.64%) SQL Server
2 17 (15.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 15 (13.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (11.61%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 9 (8.036%) SQL Server 2008
6 8 (7.143%) MOLAP
6 8 (7.143%) ROLAP
6 8 (7.143%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (7.143%) SQL Server 2012
6 8 (7.143%) HOLAP
7 4 (3.571%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.893%) DB2
8 1 (0.893%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.893%) Oracle 10g
8 1 (0.893%) BusinessObjects XI
8 1 (0.893%) Oracle 11g
Development Applications
1 1 (0.893%) RequisitePro
1 1 (0.893%) Axure RP
1 1 (0.893%) Rational DOORS
General
1 33 (29.46%) Finance
2 12 (10.71%) Retail
3 6 (5.357%) Legal
4 3 (2.679%) Banking
5 2 (1.786%) Investment Banking
5 2 (1.786%) Manufacturing
6 1 (0.893%) Back Office
6 1 (0.893%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.893%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 10 (8.929%) Management Information System
2 6 (5.357%) Computer Science
3 5 (4.464%) SaaS
4 3 (2.679%) Mathematics
5 2 (1.786%) Derivative
5 2 (1.786%) Economics
5 2 (1.786%) Credit Risk
5 2 (1.786%) N-Tier
6 1 (0.893%) AS400
6 1 (0.893%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (0.893%) PMI
6 1 (0.893%) iSeries
6 1 (0.893%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.893%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.893%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 10 (8.929%) Windows
2 8 (7.143%) Windows XP
2 8 (7.143%) Windows Server 2003
2 8 (7.143%) Windows 7
2 8 (7.143%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (43.75%) Business Analysis
2 19 (16.96%) Business Intelligence
2 19 (16.96%) User Acceptance Testing
3 15 (13.39%) Project Management
4 12 (10.71%) UML
4 12 (10.71%) CRM
5 10 (8.929%) PRINCE2
5 10 (8.929%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (8.036%) Validation
7 8 (7.143%) Scrum
7 8 (7.143%) GAP Analysis
7 8 (7.143%) Data Analysis
8 7 (6.250%) Systems Analysis
8 7 (6.250%) Test Scripting
8 7 (6.250%) Use Case
9 5 (4.464%) ETL
10 4 (3.571%) Data Modelling
11 3 (2.679%) BPR
11 3 (2.679%) Process Management
11 3 (2.679%) BPMN
Programming Languages
1 26 (23.21%) SQL
2 20 (17.86%) T-SQL
3 7 (6.250%) C#
4 6 (5.357%) Java
5 2 (1.786%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.786%) VB
6 1 (0.893%) VB6
6 1 (0.893%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.893%) VBScript
6 1 (0.893%) RPG
Qualifications
1 17 (15.18%) Degree
2 7 (6.250%) ISEB
3 2 (1.786%) CIMA
3 2 (1.786%) ACCA
4 1 (0.893%) MCP
4 1 (0.893%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.893%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.893%) APMP
4 1 (0.893%) SC Cleared
4 1 (0.893%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.786%) QA
1 2 (1.786%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (8.036%) Business Objects
1 9 (8.036%) Microsoft
2 6 (5.357%) Oracle
3 3 (2.679%) Salesforce.com
4 2 (1.786%) Lombardi
4 2 (1.786%) Software AG
4 2 (1.786%) PeopleSoft
4 2 (1.786%) SAP
4 2 (1.786%) TIBCO
5 1 (0.893%) Teradata
5 1 (0.893%) Lotus
5 1 (0.893%) IBM
5 1 (0.893%) iRise
5 1 (0.893%) Northgate
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
My client is a financial services firm undergoing a large amount of change across multiple business areas. This is a greenfield environment within which entrepreneurial spirit and quick...
Morpheus Search Partners Limited
Salary: £35000 to £45000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
A SQL, BI, MI Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst is required to work in this exciting role for a rapidly growing company within the Healthcare sector... It is...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
As well as traditional Business Analyst functions you will also be encouraged to work with external teams, present to senior stakeholders and customers and mentor other consultants in...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
My client is looking for a Business Analyst to join there team on an interim basis - 12 months. They are looking for someone from a Utilities background, however...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 1 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
I am looking for a number of people to join a software house in central Birmingham as a Data Analyst/ Junior Business Analyst. To begin with the role...
Salary: £18000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
I am looking for a number of people to join a software house in central Birmingham as a Data Analyst/ Junior Business Analyst. To begin with the role...
Salary: £18000 per annum + Benefits & Training
Posted: 9 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
I am looking for a number of people to join a software house in central Birmingham as a Data Analyst/ Junior Business Analyst. To begin with the role...
Salary: £18000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Technically the BI data warehouse is based on SQL Server 2008/12 along with an MS Excel front end with some deployment of Qlikview as well... Technically you...
Coburg Banks IT
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Very Good Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
You must have 2 years experience in a project management or change management role, understand change control processes, exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills, advanced knowledge in use of...
Latcom Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £35,000 per annum + Good Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013