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

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 60 55 52
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -3
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 84 85 88
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 4.150% 4.355% 4.171%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.312% 4.592% 4.427%
Number of salaries quoted 77 67 75
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,800 £32,500 £33,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £54,400 £59,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.03% +3.12%
All Job Titles
Buckinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1948 1851 1988
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire 96.25% 94.83% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 1692 1572 1754
Average salary £41,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.66% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £22,500 £26,400
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
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 Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire 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
Milton Keynes -11 61 £41,500 -7.77%
High Wycombe +6 10 £47,500 -5.00%
Marlow +3 2 £49,250 -24.23%
Business Analyst
South East

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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 75 (38.66%) Finance
2 62 (31.96%) Business Analysis
3 56 (28.87%) Project Management
4 46 (23.71%) Use Case
5 40 (20.62%) Degree
5 40 (20.62%) PRINCE2
6 37 (19.07%) ISEB
7 33 (17.01%) SQL
8 28 (14.43%) UML
8 28 (14.43%) Agile Software Development
9 27 (13.92%) E-Commerce
10 24 (12.37%) Scrum
11 22 (11.34%) Retail
12 21 (10.82%) MS Excel
12 21 (10.82%) Microsoft
13 20 (10.31%) ITIL
13 20 (10.31%) Stakeholder Management
14 19 (9.794%) Data Modelling
15 17 (8.763%) OO
15 17 (8.763%) .NET
15 17 (8.763%) Automotive
16 15 (7.732%) SQL Server
16 15 (7.732%) SharePoint
16 15 (7.732%) Business Intelligence
17 14 (7.216%) Data Analysis
18 12 (6.186%) Computer Science
18 12 (6.186%) SaaS
18 12 (6.186%) Workflow
19 11 (5.670%) SAP
20 9 (4.639%) Systems Analysis

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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 17 (8.763%) .NET
2 8 (4.124%) Web Services
3 4 (2.062%) SAP XI
4 3 (1.546%) XML
4 3 (1.546%) CSS
5 2 (1.031%) ADO.NET
5 2 (1.031%) ASP.NET
5 2 (1.031%) XSLT
5 2 (1.031%) MDX
5 2 (1.031%) WCF
5 2 (1.031%) jQuery
5 2 (1.031%) HTML5
6 1 (0.515%) Ajax
6 1 (0.515%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 15 (7.732%) SharePoint
2 7 (3.608%) SharePoint 2010
3 3 (1.546%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (1.031%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.515%) Lotus Notes
5 1 (0.515%) Apache
5 1 (0.515%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.515%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 21 (10.82%) MS Excel
2 9 (4.639%) MS Office
3 7 (3.608%) MS Project
4 4 (2.062%) MS PowerPoint
5 3 (1.546%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.546%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (1.031%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.515%) PeopleSoft HRMS
3 1 (0.515%) SAP ERP
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.093%) Internet
2 1 (0.515%) NFC
2 1 (0.515%) SNMP
2 1 (0.515%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (7.732%) SQL Server
2 6 (3.093%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (3.093%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 4 (2.062%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (2.062%) BusinessObjects XI
3 4 (2.062%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 4 (2.062%) Xcelsius
3 4 (2.062%) SAP Data Services
4 3 (1.546%) SQL Server 2005
5 2 (1.031%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 2 (1.031%) SQL Server 2008
5 2 (1.031%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 1 (0.515%) Oracle BI EE
6 1 (0.515%) MySQL
6 1 (0.515%) SQL Server 2000
6 1 (0.515%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (0.515%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.515%) Oracle 8/8i
6 1 (0.515%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 2 (1.031%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (0.515%) PeopleTools
General
1 75 (38.66%) Finance
2 22 (11.34%) Retail
3 17 (8.763%) Automotive
4 9 (4.639%) Telecoms
4 9 (4.639%) Marketing
5 8 (4.124%) Banking
6 4 (2.062%) Back Office
6 4 (2.062%) Investment Banking
7 3 (1.546%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.031%) Advertising
9 1 (0.515%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.515%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 12 (6.186%) Computer Science
1 12 (6.186%) SaaS
2 9 (4.639%) Management Information System
3 8 (4.124%) Economics
4 4 (2.062%) Digital Media
5 2 (1.031%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.515%) Mainframe
6 1 (0.515%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.515%) Mobile Banking
6 1 (0.515%) Mobile Payment
6 1 (0.515%) Online Banking
6 1 (0.515%) Mathematics
6 1 (0.515%) Credit Risk
6 1 (0.515%) Data Integration
6 1 (0.515%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 4 (2.062%) Windows
2 1 (0.515%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (31.96%) Business Analysis
2 56 (28.87%) Project Management
3 46 (23.71%) Use Case
4 40 (20.62%) PRINCE2
5 28 (14.43%) UML
5 28 (14.43%) Agile Software Development
6 27 (13.92%) E-Commerce
7 24 (12.37%) Scrum
8 20 (10.31%) Stakeholder Management
8 20 (10.31%) ITIL
9 19 (9.794%) Data Modelling
10 17 (8.763%) OO
11 15 (7.732%) Business Intelligence
12 14 (7.216%) Data Analysis
13 12 (6.186%) Workflow
14 9 (4.639%) Process Management
14 9 (4.639%) Change Management
14 9 (4.639%) Systems Analysis
15 8 (4.124%) User Acceptance Testing
15 8 (4.124%) Product Management
Programming Languages
1 33 (17.01%) SQL
2 8 (4.124%) Java
2 8 (4.124%) PL/SQL
3 4 (2.062%) T-SQL
4 3 (1.546%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.546%) C#
5 1 (0.515%) C++
5 1 (0.515%) Perl
5 1 (0.515%) VBA
5 1 (0.515%) PeopleCode
5 1 (0.515%) SQR
Qualifications
1 40 (20.62%) Degree
2 37 (19.07%) ISEB
3 8 (4.124%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (2.062%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 4 (2.062%) MCDBA
5 2 (1.031%) CBAP
6 1 (0.515%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.093%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (0.515%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 21 (10.82%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.670%) SAP
3 6 (3.093%) Sage
4 5 (2.577%) Oracle
4 5 (2.577%) Business Objects
5 2 (1.031%) Red Gate
6 1 (0.515%) PeopleSoft
6 1 (0.515%) webMethods
6 1 (0.515%) VocaLink
6 1 (0.515%) Software AG
6 1 (0.515%) JDA
6 1 (0.515%) Lotus
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
software sold as a product to multiple customers, worked within a software based environment within their last 2 positions, carry at least 3+ years exposure to a business...
Interact Consulting
Salary: 40-45k
Posted: 14 May 2013
High Wycombe, Thames Valley
A globally-renowned client, based in High Wycombe, is looking for a Business Analyst with extensive experience of the Automotive and Financial sector. We're looking for Business...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A globally-renowned client, based in High Wycombe, is looking for a Business Analyst with extensive experience of the Automotive and Financial sector. We're looking for Business...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £30000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
A leading global company based in High Wycombe is looking for an experienced Business Analyst. This challenging role will involve working as a Business Analyst applying business needs...
The People Network
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + pension, car, health, bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
A well established and progressive thinking organisation is currently going through extensive and exciting change after the appointment of a new CEO and also a new Head of...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Health + 25 Days Holiday
Posted: 14 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
A well established and progressive thinking data capture and imaging organisation is currently going through extensive and exciting change after the appointment of a new CEO and also...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Health + 25 Days Holiday
Posted: 3 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
A well established and progressive thinking organisation is currently going through extensive and exciting change after the appointment of a new CEO and also a new Head of...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Health + 25 Days Holiday
Posted: 15 May 2013
Buckinghamshire, Thames Valley
The projects are web e-commerce SaaS with integrations to tier 1 third party systems and back office and the complete end to end customer experience. Experience of...
Salt
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Thames Valley
This will require strong skills relating to eliciting and extracting requirements and holding workshop sessions.Having worked on CRM systems in the past will be a huge benefit,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 8 May 2013
Marlow, Thames Valley
Principal Business Analyst (Global Organisation - Internal Consulting Group) Are you an experienced Business Analyst? Do you want to work for one of the world's leading Management Information...
Selecture Limited
Salary: £42000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits & Bonus & Car
Posted: 8 May 2013
Buckingham, Thames Valley
THE ROLE The BA team is made of a group of energetic, bright and motivated Business Analysts who have the daily opportunity to provide expertise into this organisations...
Salt
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Marlow, Thames Valley
Senior Consultant / Business Analyst - Data - Banking & Financial Services This leading provider of business insight is looking for Senior Consultants / Business Analysts with experience in Data to join their...
Selecture Limited
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits Package
Posted: 11 May 2013
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Mixture of skills required in Business analysis, pre-sales, systems analysis, data analysis , testing experience... The company provides leading financial institutions with a workflow product that helps them...
IT Executive Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + discretionary bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013