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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 34 46 44
Rank change year-on-year
+12 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 34 8 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 6.115% 1.814% 3.833%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.193% 1.843% 3.957%
Number of salaries quoted 24 8 20
Average salary £37,125 £34,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.60% +6.15%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,700 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £37,800 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
Cardiff
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
549 434 556
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cardiff 98.74% 98.41% 96.86%
Number of salaries quoted 485 407 518
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,500 £24,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
South Wales

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Cardiff 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 Cardiff region.

Cardiff Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

Cardiff Business Analyst Salary Histogram

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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 36 (50.00%) Finance
2 20 (27.78%) Business Analysis
3 12 (16.67%) ISEB
4 8 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (11.11%) UML
4 8 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (11.11%) Degree
5 7 (9.722%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (9.722%) Agile Software Development
5 7 (9.722%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 7 (9.722%) SQL Server
5 7 (9.722%) SQL
5 7 (9.722%) Microsoft
5 7 (9.722%) Project Management
6 5 (6.944%) Requirements Analysis
6 5 (6.944%) Retail
7 4 (5.556%) MS Visio
7 4 (5.556%) Oracle 10g
7 4 (5.556%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (5.556%) .NET
7 4 (5.556%) PL/SQL
7 4 (5.556%) Oracle
7 4 (5.556%) PRINCE2
7 4 (5.556%) QA
7 4 (5.556%) Oracle 11g
7 4 (5.556%) Use Case
7 4 (5.556%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (4.167%) System Testing
8 3 (4.167%) Retail Banking
8 3 (4.167%) MS Excel

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cardiff 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 4 (5.556%) .NET
2 2 (2.778%) J2EE
Applications
1 4 (5.556%) MS Visio
2 3 (4.167%) MS Excel
3 1 (1.389%) MS Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.722%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 7 (9.722%) SQL Server Reporting Services
1 7 (9.722%) SQL Server
2 4 (5.556%) Oracle 10g
2 4 (5.556%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (5.556%) Oracle 11g
2 4 (5.556%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (2.778%) SQL Server 2005
3 2 (2.778%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 2 (2.778%) TestDirector
General
1 36 (50.00%) Finance
2 5 (6.944%) Retail
3 3 (4.167%) Retail Banking
3 3 (4.167%) Banking
3 3 (4.167%) Legal
4 2 (2.778%) Investment Banking
5 1 (1.389%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.389%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.778%) Interactive TV
1 2 (2.778%) BBC
1 2 (2.778%) AS400
1 2 (2.778%) New Media
2 1 (1.389%) Digital Media
2 1 (1.389%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (27.78%) Business Analysis
2 8 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
2 8 (11.11%) UML
2 8 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (9.722%) Agile Software Development
3 7 (9.722%) Project Management
4 5 (6.944%) Requirements Analysis
5 4 (5.556%) PRINCE2
5 4 (5.556%) Use Case
6 3 (4.167%) System Testing
6 3 (4.167%) E-Commerce
6 3 (4.167%) Scrum
6 3 (4.167%) Systems Analysis
7 2 (2.778%) Service Delivery
7 2 (2.778%) Competitor Analysis
7 2 (2.778%) Content Management
7 2 (2.778%) CRM
7 2 (2.778%) OOA/OOD
7 2 (2.778%) Enterprise Architecture
7 2 (2.778%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.722%) SQL
2 4 (5.556%) PL/SQL
3 3 (4.167%) VBA
3 3 (4.167%) C
4 2 (2.778%) C#
5 1 (1.389%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (16.67%) ISEB
2 8 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.556%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (9.722%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.556%) Oracle
3 2 (2.778%) SAP
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
A unique opportunity has arisen within a leading organisation based in the South Wales area. The organisation requires a Business Analyst to join its thriving operation during a...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Key Skills: Business Analysis, Insurance... As an experienced Business Analyst, you must have: Excellent analytical and creative problem solving skills; Demonstrable experience with business and functional requirements analysis;...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £35K + Shares + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
Business Analyst Opus is looking for a Business Analyst to join a well branded organisation in the Cardiff area- If you are a Business Analyst looking to develop...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
A leading global company based in Cardiff is looking for an experienced Business Analyst. This challenging role will involve working as a Business Analyst applying business needs to...
The People Network
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + pension, health, hols
Posted: 21 May 2013