The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analysis 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 110 100 85
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -15
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 186 219 253
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 2.249% 2.518% 2.666%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.108% 3.631% 3.666%
Number of salaries quoted 164 157 224
Average salary £40,000 £40,750 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.84% -14.21%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £53,750 £57,500 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £44,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-4.49% +7.22%
All Processes & Methodologies
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
5984 6032 6901
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 72.37% 69.37% 72.73%
Number of salaries quoted 5129 5099 5854
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £61,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Business Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

East of England Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the East of England region.

East of England Business Analysis Salary Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the East of England region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

East of England Business Analysis Salary Histogram

Business Analysis
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the East of England 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
Hertfordshire -22 71 £47,500 -5.00%
Cambridgeshire +20 40 £42,500 -5.55%
Bedfordshire -14 26 £39,500 +5.33%
Essex +38 25 £35,000 -33.33%
Norfolk -7 23 £35,500 -1.38%
Suffolk -28 2 £34,000 -9.33%
Business Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing Business Analysis also 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 that cited Business Analysis.

1 113 (29.50%) Finance
2 104 (27.15%) Project Management
3 83 (21.67%) SQL
3 83 (21.67%) Degree
4 79 (20.63%) Agile Software Development
5 74 (19.32%) Scrum
6 69 (18.02%) Retail
7 59 (15.40%) Microsoft
8 53 (13.84%) E-Commerce
8 53 (13.84%) User Stories
9 52 (13.58%) ISEB
10 48 (12.53%) Use Case
11 45 (11.75%) MS Excel
11 45 (11.75%) PRINCE2
12 42 (10.97%) Marketing
13 41 (10.70%) UML
13 41 (10.70%) DSDM
13 41 (10.70%) JavaScript
14 40 (10.44%) CSS
14 40 (10.44%) Waterfall
15 39 (10.18%) SQL Server
15 39 (10.18%) Stakeholder Management
16 38 (9.922%) HTML
17 36 (9.399%) Oracle
17 36 (9.399%) MS Visio
17 36 (9.399%) User Acceptance Testing
17 36 (9.399%) BPMN
18 33 (8.616%) .NET
19 30 (7.833%) XML
20 28 (7.311%) C#

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region citing Business Analysis also 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 that cited Business Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 40 (10.44%) CSS
2 38 (9.922%) HTML
3 33 (8.616%) .NET
4 30 (7.833%) XML
5 11 (2.872%) Web Services
6 10 (2.611%) jQuery
6 10 (2.611%) ASP
7 9 (2.350%) ASP.NET
8 7 (1.828%) LAMP
9 6 (1.567%) .NET Framework
10 3 (0.783%) FIX Protocol
10 3 (0.783%) WCF
10 3 (0.783%) WPF
10 3 (0.783%) XML Messaging
10 3 (0.783%) LINQ
10 3 (0.783%) ASP.NET MVC
10 3 (0.783%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
10 3 (0.783%) ASP.NET MVC 3
11 2 (0.522%) CSS3
11 2 (0.522%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 15 (3.916%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.872%) IIS
3 8 (2.089%) SharePoint Server
4 7 (1.828%) Apache
5 5 (1.305%) SharePoint 2010
6 3 (0.783%) Drupal
6 3 (0.783%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (0.522%) Kentico
7 2 (0.522%) Smallworld
Applications
1 45 (11.75%) MS Excel
2 36 (9.399%) MS Visio
3 26 (6.789%) MS Office
4 6 (1.567%) MS PowerPoint
5 4 (1.044%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.783%) MS Project
7 2 (0.522%) Fireworks
7 2 (0.522%) PaintShop Pro
7 2 (0.522%) Adobe Illustrator
Business Applications
1 8 (2.089%) Oracle EBS R12
2 6 (1.567%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (1.567%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.305%) Oracle iProcurement
4 4 (1.044%) Oracle Financials
4 4 (1.044%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (0.783%) Oracle ERP
5 3 (0.783%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.522%) Oracle Retail
7 1 (0.261%) BPCS
7 1 (0.261%) SiteCatalyst
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.872%) WAN
1 11 (2.872%) LAN
2 9 (2.350%) DHCP
2 9 (2.350%) DNS
3 3 (0.783%) Internet
4 2 (0.522%) PBX
5 1 (0.261%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (10.18%) SQL Server
2 11 (2.872%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (2.350%) MySQL
3 9 (2.350%) SQL Server 2008
4 5 (1.305%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.044%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (1.044%) SAP BW
6 3 (0.783%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (0.783%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.522%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.522%) Oracle 8/8i
7 2 (0.522%) MS Access
7 2 (0.522%) DB2
7 2 (0.522%) GIS
7 2 (0.522%) Oracle OWB
7 2 (0.522%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (0.522%) SQL Server 2005
8 1 (0.261%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.261%) Oracle BI EE
8 1 (0.261%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 25 (6.527%) Team Foundation Server
2 9 (2.350%) JIRA
3 6 (1.567%) Subversion
4 2 (0.522%) Visual Studio Team System
4 2 (0.522%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.522%) Dreamweaver
4 2 (0.522%) QuickTest Pro
4 2 (0.522%) PowerBuilder
4 2 (0.522%) ClearQuest
4 2 (0.522%) Moq
4 2 (0.522%) Balsamiq Mockups
4 2 (0.522%) Axure RP
5 1 (0.261%) JUnit
5 1 (0.261%) NUnit
5 1 (0.261%) StarTeam
General
1 113 (29.50%) Finance
2 69 (18.02%) Retail
3 42 (10.97%) Marketing
4 11 (2.872%) Manufacturing
5 4 (1.044%) Advertising
6 3 (0.783%) Publishing
6 3 (0.783%) Back Office
7 2 (0.522%) Financial Institution
7 2 (0.522%) Banking
7 2 (0.522%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.261%) Legal
8 1 (0.261%) Retail Banking
8 1 (0.261%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (0.261%) Electronics
8 1 (0.261%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.261%) Games
Job Titles
1 239 (62.40%) Analyst
2 226 (59.01%) Business Analyst
3 45 (11.75%) Systems Analyst
4 39 (10.18%) Business Systems Analyst
5 30 (7.833%) Developer
6 24 (6.266%) Project Manager
7 19 (4.961%) Consultant
7 19 (4.961%) Senior Analyst
8 18 (4.700%) Senior Business Analyst
8 18 (4.700%) IT Business Analyst
9 15 (3.916%) Service Manager
10 14 (3.655%) Agile Business Analyst
11 11 (2.872%) Business Analyst Team Leader
11 11 (2.872%) Graduate
11 11 (2.872%) Services Delivery Manager
11 11 (2.872%) Team Leader
11 11 (2.872%) Delivery Manager
12 9 (2.350%) Network Support
12 9 (2.350%) Network Technician
12 9 (2.350%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 22 (5.744%) Computer Science
2 15 (3.916%) Management Information System
3 10 (2.611%) NHS
3 10 (2.611%) iPad
4 6 (1.567%) Mainframe
4 6 (1.567%) Wiki
4 6 (1.567%) Client/Server
5 4 (1.044%) EPoS
5 4 (1.044%) Mathematics
6 3 (0.783%) PMI
6 3 (0.783%) Kindle
7 2 (0.522%) Social Network
7 2 (0.522%) IVR
8 1 (0.261%) Economics
8 1 (0.261%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.261%) Informatics
8 1 (0.261%) N-Tier
8 1 (0.261%) IIBA
Operating Systems
1 20 (5.222%) Windows
2 10 (2.611%) Android
3 9 (2.350%) Linux
4 5 (1.305%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (27.15%) Project Management
2 79 (20.63%) Agile Software Development
3 74 (19.32%) Scrum
4 53 (13.84%) E-Commerce
4 53 (13.84%) User Stories
5 48 (12.53%) Use Case
6 45 (11.75%) PRINCE2
7 41 (10.70%) UML
7 41 (10.70%) DSDM
8 40 (10.44%) Waterfall
9 39 (10.18%) Stakeholder Management
10 36 (9.399%) User Acceptance Testing
10 36 (9.399%) BPMN
11 26 (6.789%) System Testing
12 24 (6.266%) ITIL
13 23 (6.005%) Data Modelling
14 22 (5.744%) CRM
14 22 (5.744%) Service Delivery
15 19 (4.961%) Data Analysis
15 19 (4.961%) Systems Analysis
Programming Languages
1 83 (21.67%) SQL
2 41 (10.70%) JavaScript
3 28 (7.311%) C#
4 26 (6.789%) Java
5 14 (3.655%) PHP
6 12 (3.133%) C
7 8 (2.089%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.567%) VB
9 3 (0.783%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.522%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.522%) VBA
10 2 (0.522%) Magik
10 2 (0.522%) C++
Qualifications
1 83 (21.67%) Degree
2 52 (13.58%) ISEB
3 13 (3.394%) CBAP
4 11 (2.872%) Microsoft Certification
5 9 (2.350%) MCP
5 9 (2.350%) MCSE
5 9 (2.350%) ISTQB
6 8 (2.089%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 5 (1.305%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.305%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 2 (0.522%) APMP
8 2 (0.522%) PMP
8 2 (0.522%) ISEB Practitioner
9 1 (0.261%) MBCS
9 1 (0.261%) MBA
9 1 (0.261%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.005%) QA
2 7 (1.828%) ISO 9001
3 5 (1.305%) SLA
4 1 (0.261%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 9 (2.350%) Active Directory
1 9 (2.350%) VMware Infrastructure
1 9 (2.350%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (1.305%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 59 (15.40%) Microsoft
2 36 (9.399%) Oracle
3 12 (3.133%) SAP
4 9 (2.350%) Salesforce.com
4 9 (2.350%) VMware
5 6 (1.567%) HP
6 4 (1.044%) PeopleSoft
7 3 (0.783%) Adobe
8 2 (0.522%) Avaya
8 2 (0.522%) Genesys
8 2 (0.522%) Telerik
8 2 (0.522%) Cognos
8 2 (0.522%) Business Objects
9 1 (0.261%) Siebel
9 1 (0.261%) RedPrairie
9 1 (0.261%) Cognizant
9 1 (0.261%) Hyperion
9 1 (0.261%) Epicor
9 1 (0.261%) Borland
9 1 (0.261%) JD Edwards
Welwyn Garden City, Herts, South East
This has enabled us to become a market leader in what we do, with stores spanning across multiple countries worldwide. Here at Tesco, the philosophy behind Every Little...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bedfordshire
Excellent Knowledge of producing outputs relating to the Agile processes associated to Business Analysis for example User Stories, Use Cases, Flow Diagrams... * Excellent self organisation, self motivation and...
Timothy James Consulting Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Health Care
Posted: 13 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Key Words - Business Analysis, gathering requirements, analysing user requirements... The purpose of the role is to provide in-depth analysis on all business systems, producing specification briefs and...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £450000 - £480000 per annum + bens
Posted: 14 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
Welwyn Garden City, Herts, South East
Business Analysis - Project Management - Testing - Experience of gathering and refining business requirements - Working within a retail environment Skills Desired of the Business Analyst: - Working within an agile environment...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 May 2013
Bedford, Bedfordshire
As a Business Analyst your background is likely to include exposure to some of the following in an Agile environment: User Stories, UML, Use Cases, Product Owner, Business...
Understanding Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 12 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Herts
Operate as part of a scrum team following an Agile methodology... Epics and User Stories 2... UAT test scenarios and scripts 4... - Minimum of BSc or a BA (...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 May 2013
Welwyn Garden City, Herts, South East
This is a strategic transformation project for Tesco developing upon the recently launched platform for the Tesco Marketplace in General Merchandising and expanding as we roll out ecommerce...
Tesco
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 18 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
You will be joining a friendly team and be involved in the maintenance and support of the pharmaceutical database and other systems used by them. This is to...
Computer People
Salary: £1.00 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Norwich, East Anglia
Project Manager - Norwich - user interface design development - up to £45K Key skills: project management, software development project management, Prince 2 Practitioner certification (ideally), publishing, drupal / sharepoint project experience...
Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd
Salary: £45000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 4 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
Working within a team of exceptional and multi-skilled developers across a variety of languages and platforms you will be responsible for end to end delivery of a...
greywood
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 11 May 2013
Cambridge, East Anglia
For an ambitious, creative, confident, self-motivated team player this is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference to this already high-achieving organisation. This role is...
greywood
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 2 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Management of testing, training, business change, and data migration activities... Experience with a project process that supports business analysis. Agile/scrum development methodology experience... especially SAP, Business Objects...
Greythorn
Salary: £45000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Bonus, shares and medical
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Leading Design Company is actively recruiting for an experienced IT Project Manager (Prince 2 / PMI) within a change management function (ideally within an AGILE/SCRUM environment) to assist...
Coal IT Services
Salary: From £45,000 to £55,000 per annum + bonus + shares + benefits + reloca
Posted: 15 May 2013
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
Job Purpose - Define and deliver the strategy for the enterprise architecture that meets business requirements and supports IT Strategy. - Develop plans for and manage the delivery of robust...
Interaction Recruitment PLC
Salary: £500 per year
Posted: 14 May 2013