The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bradford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 22 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Bradford region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 23 39 28
Rank change year-on-year
+16 -11
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 20 16 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bradford 5.935% 3.865% 3.904%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.353% 5.387% 6.075%
Number of salaries quoted 16 8 1
Average salary £39,250 £41,500 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.42% -33.60%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £44,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-3.40% +6.02%
All Processes & Methodologies
Bradford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
272 297 214
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bradford 80.71% 71.74% 64.26%
Number of salaries quoted 173 177 117
Average salary £37,500 £36,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.16% +10.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £30,000 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,500 £47,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Business Analysis
West Yorkshire

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Bradford region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Bradford Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

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

Bradford Business Analysis Salary Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Bradford region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Bradford Business Analysis Salary Histogram

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bradford region citing Business Analysis also 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 that cited Business Analysis.

1 9 (33.33%) Finance
2 7 (25.93%) Business Objects
2 7 (25.93%) SAP
3 6 (22.22%) Management Information System
4 5 (18.52%) NHS
4 5 (18.52%) Project Management
4 5 (18.52%) MS Excel
4 5 (18.52%) Cognos
4 5 (18.52%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (18.52%) BusinessObjects
4 5 (18.52%) MS Office
4 5 (18.52%) SQL Server
4 5 (18.52%) Crystal Reports
4 5 (18.52%) SQL
4 5 (18.52%) T-SQL
4 5 (18.52%) Information Management
4 5 (18.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (18.52%) SQL Server 2005
4 5 (18.52%) QlikView
4 5 (18.52%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (14.81%) QA
6 3 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (11.11%) Retail
6 3 (11.11%) IT Governance
6 3 (11.11%) Process Improvement
6 3 (11.11%) ISEB
6 3 (11.11%) UML
7 2 (7.407%) ERP
7 2 (7.407%) Data Architecture
7 2 (7.407%) SAP Retail

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bradford region citing Business Analysis also 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 that cited Business Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (3.704%) SAS
Applications
1 5 (18.52%) MS Excel
1 5 (18.52%) MS Office
2 1 (3.704%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (7.407%) SAP Retail
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (18.52%) BusinessObjects
1 5 (18.52%) SQL Server
1 5 (18.52%) Crystal Reports
1 5 (18.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 5 (18.52%) SQL Server 2005
1 5 (18.52%) QlikView
1 5 (18.52%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 9 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (11.11%) Retail
3 1 (3.704%) Banking
3 1 (3.704%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 20 (74.07%) Analyst
2 17 (62.96%) Business Analyst
3 12 (44.44%) Senior Business Analyst
3 12 (44.44%) Senior Analyst
4 4 (14.81%) Business Intelligence Analyst
5 3 (11.11%) Architect
6 2 (7.407%) Information Analyst
6 2 (7.407%) Solutions Architect
7 1 (3.704%) Lead Architect
7 1 (3.704%) QA Test Manager
7 1 (3.704%) Process Improvement Analyst
7 1 (3.704%) Business Architect
7 1 (3.704%) Test Manager
7 1 (3.704%) Data Architect
7 1 (3.704%) Process Analyst
7 1 (3.704%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 5 (18.52%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (18.52%) Project Management
1 5 (18.52%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (18.52%) Information Management
2 3 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (11.11%) IT Governance
2 3 (11.11%) Process Improvement
2 3 (11.11%) UML
3 2 (7.407%) ERP
3 2 (7.407%) Data Architecture
4 1 (3.704%) Zachman Framework
4 1 (3.704%) Resource Management
4 1 (3.704%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (3.704%) Performance Testing
4 1 (3.704%) BPMN
4 1 (3.704%) Test Strategy
4 1 (3.704%) Process Architecture
4 1 (3.704%) Waterfall
4 1 (3.704%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (3.704%) E-Commerce
4 1 (3.704%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 5 (18.52%) SQL
1 5 (18.52%) T-SQL
2 1 (3.704%) VB
2 1 (3.704%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (11.11%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (14.81%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Business Objects
1 7 (25.93%) SAP
2 5 (18.52%) Cognos
3 1 (3.704%) Oracle