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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs within the Dorset region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank4314
Rank change on same period last yearDown-29
Matching permanent IT job ads22166
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.074 %
As % of the category below3.193 %13.12 %
Salaries quoted22151
Average minimum salary£35,609£45,790
Average salary£38,217£48,056
% change on same period last year-20.47 %
Average maximum salary£40,826£50,322
UK excluding London average salary£40,210£41,173
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Dorset IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads6891265
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.452 %0.561 %
Salaries quoted6371071
Average minimum salary£33,455£42,502
Average salary£36,170£44,539
% change on same period last year-18.79 %
Average maximum salary£38,885£46,577
UK excluding London average salary£38,471£39,077
% change on same period last year-1.55 %
Business Analyst South WestBusiness Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Dorset Business Analyst Demand Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Dorset region.

Dorset Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

Dorset 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 Dorset region over the 3 months to 1 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BournemouthDown-2715£39,567-17.43 %
WeymouthNew entry-1£34,500-
DorchesterNew entry-1£34,500-
Business Analyst South WestBusiness Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

131 (47.69 %)Finance
224 (36.92 %)Business Analysis
316 (24.62 %)Pensions
410 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
59 (13.85 %)UML
59 (13.85 %)Banking
68 (12.31 %)Use Case
77 (10.77 %)Project Management
77 (10.77 %)Oracle
86 (9.231 %)Requirements Analysis
86 (9.231 %)Project Planning
95 (7.692 %)System Testing
95 (7.692 %)SQL
95 (7.692 %)ISEB
104 (6.154 %)GAP Analysis
104 (6.154 %)Microsoft
104 (6.154 %)MS Excel
104 (6.154 %)MS Visio
104 (6.154 %)User Acceptance Testing
104 (6.154 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
104 (6.154 %)Retail
104 (6.154 %)Insurance
113 (4.615 %)Billing
113 (4.615 %)Test Scripting
113 (4.615 %)Windows 2000 Server
113 (4.615 %)ERP
113 (4.615 %)BusinessObjects
113 (4.615 %)SAP
113 (4.615 %)Windows
113 (4.615 %)Business Objects

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Dorset IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.538 %)HTML
11 (1.538 %)CSS
11 (1.538 %)XML
11 (1.538 %)XHTML
11 (1.538 %)RSS
Dorset IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (6.154 %)MS Excel
14 (6.154 %)MS Visio
22 (3.077 %)MS Project
22 (3.077 %)MS Office
Dorset IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.538 %)Oracle Financials
Dorset IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.538 %)Internet
Dorset IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (4.615 %)BusinessObjects
22 (3.077 %)SQL Server
Dorset IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.077 %)ERwin
Dorset IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (47.69 %)Finance
216 (24.62 %)Pensions
39 (13.85 %)Banking
44 (6.154 %)Retail
44 (6.154 %)Insurance
53 (4.615 %)Billing
62 (3.077 %)Construction
62 (3.077 %)Manufacturing
62 (3.077 %)Wholesale Banking
71 (1.538 %)Marketing
71 (1.538 %)Health
Dorset IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.538 %)German Language
Dorset IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (4.615 %)Windows
13 (4.615 %)Windows 2000 Server
22 (3.077 %)Solaris
31 (1.538 %)UNIX
Dorset IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (36.92 %)Business Analysis
210 (15.38 %)PRINCE2
39 (13.85 %)UML
48 (12.31 %)Use Case
57 (10.77 %)Project Management
66 (9.231 %)Requirements Analysis
66 (9.231 %)Project Planning
75 (7.692 %)System Testing
84 (6.154 %)User Acceptance Testing
84 (6.154 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
84 (6.154 %)GAP Analysis
93 (4.615 %)ERP
93 (4.615 %)Six Sigma
93 (4.615 %)BPR
93 (4.615 %)Test Scripting
102 (3.077 %)ITIL
102 (3.077 %)IT Governance
102 (3.077 %)Critical Path Analysis
102 (3.077 %)ITSM
102 (3.077 %)Migration
Dorset IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (7.692 %)SQL
21 (1.538 %)C#
21 (1.538 %)JavaScript
21 (1.538 %)PL/SQL
Dorset IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (7.692 %)ISEB
22 (3.077 %)Degree
31 (1.538 %)PMP
31 (1.538 %)PMI Certification
Dorset IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.538 %)SLA
11 (1.538 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Dorset IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (10.77 %)Oracle
24 (6.154 %)Microsoft
33 (4.615 %)Business Objects
33 (4.615 %)SAP
42 (3.077 %)Sun
42 (3.077 %)Informatica
51 (1.538 %)Cognos