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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 27 24 18
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 754 991 1499
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 6.464% 7.585% 9.717%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.958% 8.142% 10.38%
Number of salaries quoted 662 892 1347
Average salary £55,000 £62,500 £65,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.00% -3.84%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £40,000 £42,500
10% offered a salary of more than £80,000 £82,500 £92,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
City of London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
10837 12171 14447
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the City of London 92.90% 93.16% 93.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9335 11069 13022
Average salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -4.54%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
London

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

City of London 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 City of London region.

City of London Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

City of London Business Analyst Salary Histogram

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London 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.

1 698 (42.98%) Business Analysis
2 682 (42.00%) Finance
3 451 (27.77%) Banking
4 317 (19.52%) SQL
5 281 (17.30%) Degree
6 279 (17.18%) Project Management
7 239 (14.72%) Stakeholder Management
8 231 (14.22%) Investment Banking
9 207 (12.75%) Business Intelligence
10 198 (12.19%) User Acceptance Testing
11 193 (11.88%) Data Analysis
12 182 (11.21%) Front Office
13 169 (10.41%) Derivative
14 158 (9.729%) Retail
14 158 (9.729%) E-Commerce
15 154 (9.483%) Use Case
16 149 (9.175%) ISEB
17 143 (8.805%) Microsoft
17 143 (8.805%) Agile Software Development
18 141 (8.682%) Data Modelling
19 139 (8.559%) UML
20 133 (8.190%) SQL Server
21 131 (8.067%) Data Warehouse
22 127 (7.820%) MS Excel
23 113 (6.958%) Fixed Income
24 105 (6.466%) MS Office
25 103 (6.342%) CRM
26 101 (6.219%) Equities
27 98 (6.034%) Asset Management
28 96 (5.911%) PRINCE2

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the City of London 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 56 (3.448%) XML
2 47 (2.894%) .NET
3 31 (1.909%) J2EE
4 16 (0.985%) FpML
5 15 (0.924%) ASP.NET
6 13 (0.800%) JRules
6 13 (0.800%) Drools
7 9 (0.554%) MDX
8 8 (0.493%) WCF
9 7 (0.431%) Apache Flex
10 5 (0.308%) COM
10 5 (0.308%) Mason
11 4 (0.246%) Web Services
11 4 (0.246%) CSS
11 4 (0.246%) HTML
12 3 (0.185%) SOAP
13 2 (0.123%) JSON
13 2 (0.123%) WebSphere
13 2 (0.123%) .NET Framework
13 2 (0.123%) FIX Protocol
Application Platforms
1 37 (2.278%) SharePoint
2 6 (0.369%) SharePoint 2010
2 6 (0.369%) Lotus Notes
3 5 (0.308%) BizTalk Server
3 5 (0.308%) SAS
4 3 (0.185%) Documentum
4 3 (0.185%) Progress Apama
5 2 (0.123%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.123%) Apache Solr
5 2 (0.123%) MS Exchange
5 2 (0.123%) CMS
5 2 (0.123%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.123%) FileNet
6 1 (0.062%) PegaRULES
6 1 (0.062%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.062%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.062%) IIS
6 1 (0.062%) MQSeries
6 1 (0.062%) Commerce Server
6 1 (0.062%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 127 (7.820%) MS Excel
2 105 (6.466%) MS Office
3 76 (4.680%) MS Visio
4 60 (3.695%) MS PowerPoint
5 25 (1.539%) MS Project
6 5 (0.308%) PowerPivot
7 4 (0.246%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.062%) InfoPath
8 1 (0.062%) Stata
Business Applications
1 18 (1.108%) Dynamics CRM
2 12 (0.739%) Summit
3 10 (0.616%) SAP FI
4 9 (0.554%) Dynamics AX
4 9 (0.554%) SAP HR
5 6 (0.369%) Eagle PACE
5 6 (0.369%) Temenos T24
5 6 (0.369%) Misys Midas
5 6 (0.369%) Cognos Business Intelligence
6 5 (0.308%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.308%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.308%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.246%) Oracle EBS R12
7 4 (0.246%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.246%) SAP HCM
8 3 (0.185%) Loan IQ
8 3 (0.185%) SimCorp Dimension
8 3 (0.185%) Sage BI
8 3 (0.185%) Endur
8 3 (0.185%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 34 (2.094%) Internet
2 27 (1.663%) HTTP
3 8 (0.493%) Intranet
4 4 (0.246%) GSM
4 4 (0.246%) VoIP
5 3 (0.185%) BSS
6 1 (0.062%) LDAP
6 1 (0.062%) Extranet
6 1 (0.062%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.062%) FTP
6 1 (0.062%) SWIFTNet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 133 (8.190%) SQL Server
2 131 (8.067%) Data Warehouse
3 51 (3.140%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 34 (2.094%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 31 (1.909%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 25 (1.539%) Oracle Reports
6 25 (1.539%) OLAP
7 21 (1.293%) Essbase
8 18 (1.108%) SQL Server 2005
8 18 (1.108%) SQL Server 2008
9 17 (1.047%) QlikView
10 15 (0.924%) PerformancePoint
10 15 (0.924%) Crystal Reports
11 13 (0.800%) ProClarity
11 13 (0.800%) Microsoft Analysis Services
12 11 (0.677%) Oracle OLAP
12 11 (0.677%) RDBMS
12 11 (0.677%) BusinessObjects
13 10 (0.616%) DB2
14 8 (0.493%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 23 (1.416%) RequisitePro
2 7 (0.431%) ERwin
3 4 (0.246%) Rational Rose
4 3 (0.185%) Team Foundation Server
5 2 (0.123%) Talend Open Studio
5 2 (0.123%) JIRA
6 1 (0.062%) TestDirector
6 1 (0.062%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.062%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.062%) Axure RP
General
1 682 (42.00%) Finance
2 451 (27.77%) Banking
3 231 (14.22%) Investment Banking
4 182 (11.21%) Front Office
5 158 (9.729%) Retail
6 83 (5.111%) Legal
7 62 (3.818%) Back Office
8 45 (2.771%) Marketing
9 35 (2.155%) Financial Institution
10 34 (2.094%) Telecoms
11 18 (1.108%) Advertising
12 17 (1.047%) Law
13 16 (0.985%) Retail Banking
14 15 (0.924%) Corporate Banking
15 13 (0.800%) General Ledger
15 13 (0.800%) Wholesale Banking
16 12 (0.739%) Publishing
17 10 (0.616%) German Language
17 10 (0.616%) Billing
18 9 (0.554%) International Banking
Miscellaneous
1 169 (10.41%) Derivative
2 113 (6.958%) Fixed Income
3 101 (6.219%) Equities
4 90 (5.542%) Management Information System
5 69 (4.249%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 60 (3.695%) Credit Risk
7 44 (2.709%) Mathematics
8 43 (2.648%) Market Risk
9 41 (2.525%) Computer Science
10 39 (2.401%) SWIFT
11 31 (1.909%) Interest Rate Derivative
12 26 (1.601%) Credit Derivative
13 23 (1.416%) Online Banking
14 21 (1.293%) Physics
15 18 (1.108%) Digital Media
16 14 (0.862%) Equity Derivative
17 12 (0.739%) Visualisation
17 12 (0.739%) SaaS
17 12 (0.739%) Hedge funds
17 12 (0.739%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 30 (1.847%) Windows
2 9 (0.554%) Linux
3 6 (0.369%) Android
4 5 (0.308%) UNIX
4 5 (0.308%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.246%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.123%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.123%) Windows Server 2003
6 2 (0.123%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.062%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 698 (42.98%) Business Analysis
2 279 (17.18%) Project Management
3 239 (14.72%) Stakeholder Management
4 207 (12.75%) Business Intelligence
5 198 (12.19%) User Acceptance Testing
6 193 (11.88%) Data Analysis
7 158 (9.729%) E-Commerce
8 154 (9.483%) Use Case
9 143 (8.805%) Agile Software Development
10 141 (8.682%) Data Modelling
11 139 (8.559%) UML
12 103 (6.342%) CRM
13 98 (6.034%) Asset Management
14 96 (5.911%) PRINCE2
15 87 (5.357%) Data Management
15 87 (5.357%) Systems Analysis
16 86 (5.296%) GAP Analysis
17 78 (4.803%) Scrum
18 77 (4.741%) Workflow
19 74 (4.557%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 317 (19.52%) SQL
2 40 (2.463%) T-SQL
3 39 (2.401%) Java
4 23 (1.416%) PL/SQL
5 22 (1.355%) C#
6 21 (1.293%) VBA
7 14 (0.862%) C++
8 13 (0.800%) Python
9 12 (0.739%) C
10 8 (0.493%) VB
11 2 (0.123%) R
11 2 (0.123%) JavaScript
11 2 (0.123%) PHP
11 2 (0.123%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.062%) VB6
12 1 (0.062%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.062%) VBScript
12 1 (0.062%) Perl
12 1 (0.062%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.062%) RPG IV
Qualifications
1 281 (17.30%) Degree
2 149 (9.175%) ISEB
3 18 (1.108%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 15 (0.924%) PMI Certification
5 10 (0.616%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 8 (0.493%) ACCA
6 8 (0.493%) ISEB Practitioner
7 7 (0.431%) CIMA
7 7 (0.431%) PMP
8 3 (0.185%) CFA
8 3 (0.185%) PhD
9 2 (0.123%) APMP
9 2 (0.123%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 2 (0.123%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.062%) MCTS
10 1 (0.062%) MCITP
10 1 (0.062%) MBA
10 1 (0.062%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.062%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.062%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (4.126%) QA
2 31 (1.909%) FATCA
3 17 (1.047%) Basel III
4 16 (0.985%) Basel II
5 10 (0.616%) SLA
6 8 (0.493%) Solvency II
7 5 (0.308%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.246%) MiFID
9 3 (0.185%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.062%) COBIT
10 1 (0.062%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (0.246%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (0.800%) HP Quality Center
2 8 (0.493%) Control-M
3 1 (0.062%) Backup Exec
Vendors
1 143 (8.805%) Microsoft
2 96 (5.911%) Oracle
3 59 (3.633%) Business Objects
4 50 (3.079%) Salesforce.com
5 37 (2.278%) Cognos
6 35 (2.155%) SAP
7 20 (1.232%) Fundtech
8 18 (1.108%) Sybase
9 13 (0.800%) MicroStrategy
10 12 (0.739%) IBM
11 10 (0.616%) Pega
12 9 (0.554%) Charles River
12 9 (0.554%) Brio
12 9 (0.554%) Murex
12 9 (0.554%) Calypso
12 9 (0.554%) Hyperion
12 9 (0.554%) hybris
13 8 (0.493%) Cadis
14 7 (0.431%) thinkFolio
14 7 (0.431%) Siebel
City, London
TYPE: Permanent. COMPANY. My client is the established software provider and consultancy in their particular sector. For over 20 years they have provided innovative and ground breaking solutions...
Integrity IT Solutions
Salary: From £1 to £1,000,000 per annum pension or healthcare, training, fast
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
Key Skills - Business Analyst experience - Defining new systems requirements - Agile methodology to deliver software or web based projects - IT experience within IT - An understanding of web based technologies -...
Huxley Associates
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
City of London
consulting or accounting) would be a distinct advantage, although not essential.Qualifications required:- - Good educational background, with good 'A' levels, and preferably to degree standard or professional qualification...
Hudson IT London
Salary: £45000 - £55000 per annum + bonus, flexible benefits + more
Posted: 19 May 2013
City of London
A fantastic opportunity with 1 of the hottest clients in London as arisen for a Business Analyst with proven business analysis and process mapping experience (ideally 5 years)...
DP Connect Ltd
Salary: £45000 - £60000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
City of London
Due to continued success, a leading e-commerce organisation based in Central London is looking to expand its IT team. This includes an urgent requirement for a Business...
Salary: £45000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
City, London
The successful Senior Business Analyst will have: Strong business analysis experience within a business systems environment. Ideally candidates will also have experience of business analysis in relation to (...
Experis IT
Salary: £45000 - £54000 per annum + comp pkg
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
My travel clients are looking for talented BA'S who come from high volume E-commerce environments, with strong Agile/Waterfall experience and if you also have business...
Levy Associates Limited
Posted: 20 May 2013
City of London
I am currently looking for an experience Business Analyst, exciting opportunity to work for a leading global company who offer a wide range of products and services. Any...
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
City, London
You will be joining a team responsible for projects in OTC Derivatives Clearing through Centralised Clearing Providers. Key tasks include lifecycle business analysis, producing functional specifications, data analysis...
McGregor Boyall
Salary: £75k-80k+ package+ bonus
Posted: 20 May 2013
City, London
You will be joining a team responsible for projects in OTC Derivatives Clearing through Centralised Clearing Providers. Key tasks include lifecycle business analysis, producing functional specifications, data analysis...
McGregor Boyall
Salary: £75000 - £90000 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
As a BA you will be working hand in hand with Business Stakeholders, Business Partnering, Project Managers and Solution Architects to assist in the implementation of business led...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £45000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
The successful eFX Business Analyst, will have the opportunity to work with market leading technology on a daily basis and develop their FX knowledge to a Subject Matter...
Harrington Starr
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
City, London
We are looking for a bright and articulate Business Analyst who has a strong BA background (agile, waterfall), with a proven track record of analysis... Excellent practical understanding...
ReThink Recruitment
Salary: £50000.00 - £55000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
City of London
You will be working with in the financial transformation division as part of the data quality / data management team. As a business analyst with a minimum of five...
Real Staffing
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Competitive Pension and Bonus
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
The BA will design and document the processes and workflow, analyse the business, identify strategies regarding opportunities to maximise the use of technology and support the testing process...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £50000 - £70000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
To be considered for this excellent Business Process Modelling Business Analyst role you will need to have the following - Experience of using UML to express design Strong UML...
Real Staffing
Salary: £70000 - £95000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
City of London
Essential Requirements Experience with business requirements gathering/analysis, business process modelling/mapping and change management Experience of systems development lifecycle (SDLC) and disciplines preferably within a multi-vendor...
Annapurna HR
Salary: £45000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
City, London
Collaborate with the Project Manager and business stakeholders to plan the business analysis activities... Refine the business analysis models, including "to be" business processes, business entity definition and...
Logic Engagements Ltd
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
City, London
The teams run in Agile with a particular focus on Scrum, BDD and full project lifecycles... Essential Experience: * Strong background in software development and/or packaged implementation arenas *...
TRG
Salary: £40000 - 45000 Per Annum Excellent Benefits
Posted: 19 May 2013
City of London
This position is open to an experienced Business Analyst/Project Manager with strong Equities and Fixed Income asset class knowledge, with an ambition to utilise and grow on...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
City of London
The Business Analyst will be tasked with identifying the business needs and determining solutions which would best fulfill all the specified strategic requirements. The successful Business Analyst would...
bridgenoble
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + + £45k package
Posted: 25 May 2013
City, London
Essential skills & experience Minimum of 8 Years Business Analysis experience with 3 Years as a Business Analyst lead... UML (Unified Modelling Language) ISEB. RUP (Rational Unified Process) Mentoring...
Bridge Noble
Salary: £60000 - £70000 per annum + + £45k package
Posted: 24 May 2013
City of London
This is a great chance for a Senior Business Analyst with a great wealth of Business Analyst with strong Fixed Income knowledge to join a bank in their...
Huxley Associates
Posted: 15 May 2013
City, London
In order to be considered for this role you will have a proven ability of good customer communication along with strong stakeholder management sitting between the Business change...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus and Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
City of London
Terrific career opportunity for a mid-level (3yrs+) Business Analyst, with in-depth Payments Processing - BACS, CHAPS, SWIFT - (in Banking / Finance / similar) experience at this expanding international payments...
Dupen Recruitment Services
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + share options + range of benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013