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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 75 111 107
Rank change year-on-year
+36 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 67 40 38
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 2.609% 1.391% 1.268%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.739% 1.446% 1.331%
Number of salaries quoted 57 35 29
Average salary £40,000 £45,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.11% +20.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £29,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,400 £50,000 £48,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
Cambridgeshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
2446 2767 2856
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 95.25% 96.21% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 2185 2346 2538
Average salary £38,500 £39,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.28% +11.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
East of England

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Cambridge +29 46 £40,000 -11.11%
Peterborough +1 6 £35,500 -25.26%
Huntingdon +7 4 - -
Business Analyst
East of England

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 46 (41.44%) Degree
2 41 (36.94%) Business Analysis
3 35 (31.53%) Finance
4 31 (27.93%) Agile Software Development
5 23 (20.72%) Project Management
6 22 (19.82%) SQL
7 21 (18.92%) SAP
8 19 (17.12%) Data Analysis
9 16 (14.41%) PRINCE2
9 16 (14.41%) Data Modelling
9 16 (14.41%) ISEB
10 14 (12.61%) Oracle
10 14 (12.61%) User Acceptance Testing
11 12 (10.81%) QA
11 12 (10.81%) SQL Server
11 12 (10.81%) Manufacturing
12 11 (9.910%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (9.910%) User Stories
13 10 (9.009%) Smart Meter
13 10 (9.009%) Waterfall
13 10 (9.009%) System Testing
14 9 (8.108%) Use Case
14 9 (8.108%) MS Office
14 9 (8.108%) CRM
14 9 (8.108%) ERP
15 8 (7.207%) ITIL
15 8 (7.207%) Salesforce.com
16 7 (6.306%) Systems Analysis
16 7 (6.306%) Computer Science
17 6 (5.405%) Scrum

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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 6 (5.405%) .NET
2 4 (3.604%) XML
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.901%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (8.108%) MS Office
2 6 (5.405%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.802%) MS Excel
4 1 (0.901%) PowerPivot
Business Applications
1 2 (1.802%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.901%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.901%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.901%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.901%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.901%) Dynamics AX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.81%) SQL Server
2 5 (4.505%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (4.505%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 5 (4.505%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (3.604%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.802%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (0.901%) Oracle 8/8i
5 1 (0.901%) OLAP
5 1 (0.901%) Oracle OLAP
5 1 (0.901%) QlikView
General
1 35 (31.53%) Finance
2 12 (10.81%) Manufacturing
3 3 (2.703%) Financial Institution
3 3 (2.703%) Back Office
4 2 (1.802%) Publishing
4 2 (1.802%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (0.901%) Banking
5 1 (0.901%) Retail
5 1 (0.901%) Electronics
5 1 (0.901%) Telecoms
5 1 (0.901%) French Language
5 1 (0.901%) German Language
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.009%) Smart Meter
2 7 (6.306%) Computer Science
3 4 (3.604%) NHS
4 1 (0.901%) Credit Risk
4 1 (0.901%) Data Extraction
4 1 (0.901%) IIBA
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.901%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (36.94%) Business Analysis
2 31 (27.93%) Agile Software Development
3 23 (20.72%) Project Management
4 19 (17.12%) Data Analysis
5 16 (14.41%) PRINCE2
5 16 (14.41%) Data Modelling
6 14 (12.61%) User Acceptance Testing
7 11 (9.910%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (9.910%) User Stories
8 10 (9.009%) Waterfall
8 10 (9.009%) System Testing
9 9 (8.108%) Use Case
9 9 (8.108%) CRM
9 9 (8.108%) ERP
10 8 (7.207%) ITIL
11 7 (6.306%) Systems Analysis
12 6 (5.405%) Scrum
12 6 (5.405%) Change Management
13 5 (4.505%) Business Intelligence
13 5 (4.505%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 22 (19.82%) SQL
2 4 (3.604%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.703%) T-SQL
4 2 (1.802%) VB.NET
4 2 (1.802%) PL/SQL
4 2 (1.802%) C#
Qualifications
1 46 (41.44%) Degree
2 16 (14.41%) ISEB
3 2 (1.802%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (0.901%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (10.81%) QA
2 4 (3.604%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 21 (18.92%) SAP
2 14 (12.61%) Oracle
3 8 (7.207%) Salesforce.com
4 6 (5.405%) Microsoft
5 2 (1.802%) Cognos
5 2 (1.802%) Hyperion
6 1 (0.901%) Business Objects
Cambridgeshire, East Anglia
You will have a good level of experience in Oracle and a proven record in software development as you will also be responsible for troubleshooting business systems and...
Computer Futures
Salary: £40000 - £44000 per annum + BENEFITS
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
The successful candidate will be working in an exciting and fast paced environment. The ideal candidate will be holding strong commercial experience and be an excellent communicator who...
Cooper Lomaz Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45k - 60k per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
The purpose of the role is to provide in-depth analysis on all business systems, producing specification briefs and system testing criteria, providing impact analysis for systems development...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £450000 - £480000 per annum + bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Ensure that solutions implemented support the requirements and meet quality expectations of all stakeholders.* Prepare test scenarios and execute and support the user community during acceptance testing* Act...
WorldPay
Salary: Competitive + Bens
Posted: 23 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Gather and analyse dataCreate reports based on the above data, and highlight any possible systems issues, along with solutions to those problemsPrototype new systems and lead design sessionsReview...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £42000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
You will have: - A highly numerate background with a top education (mostly As at A-level, including maths, and a 1st / 2.1 degree from a top university)...
ECM Selection Ltd
Salary: to c£40k + bonus
Posted: 24 April 2013