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The table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills within the England region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analysis
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6664
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads49346622
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.880 %2.839 %
As % of the category below5.163 %5.455 %
Salaries quoted41315357
Average minimum salary£45,326£46,767
Average salary£49,263£50,890
% change on same period last year-3.19 %
Average maximum salary£53,201£55,013
UK excluding London average salary£41,001£42,601
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
England
Matching permanent IT job ads95564121384
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled55.78 %52.04 %
Salaries quoted7943497610
Average minimum salary£42,963£44,112
Average salary£47,007£48,132
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Average maximum salary£51,052£52,152
UK excluding London average salary£42,638£44,224
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
Business Analysis UKBusiness Analysis
UK

Business Analysis
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

England Business Analysis Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

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

England Business Analysis Salary Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the England region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

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 England region over the 3 months to 7 October 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
LondonUp+42776£56,494-3.48 %
South EastDown-9630£44,898+3.40 %
East of EnglandDown-20322£44,248+8.28 %
YorkshireUp+12288£35,596-2.15 %
South WestDown-11279£38,536-11.24 %
North WestDown-8276£36,347-21.78 %
East MidlandsUp+19181£41,057+1.62 %
West MidlandsDown-34158£37,343-4.55 %
North EastDown-125£35,250+1.65 %
MidlandsDown-915£37,423-13.23 %
South CoastNo change010£50,000+33.46 %
Business Analysis UKBusiness Analysis
UK

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

13577 (34.54 %)Finance
22718 (26.25 %)Project Management
31519 (14.67 %)SQL
41360 (13.13 %)Banking
51259 (12.16 %)UML
61123 (10.84 %)Degree
7960 (9.270 %)Retail
8941 (9.087 %)SQL Server
9934 (9.019 %).NET
10904 (8.729 %)Oracle
11890 (8.594 %)Insurance
12818 (7.899 %)Microsoft
13817 (7.889 %)PRINCE2
14702 (6.779 %)Derivative
15670 (6.470 %)Pensions
16625 (6.035 %)User Acceptance Testing
17614 (5.929 %)CRM
18597 (5.765 %)Business Intelligence
19592 (5.716 %)Investment Banking
20573 (5.533 %)SAP
21557 (5.379 %)Systems Analysis
22555 (5.359 %)C#
23552 (5.330 %)Front Office
24517 (4.992 %)MS Excel
25502 (4.847 %)Datawarehouse
26494 (4.770 %)Data Modelling
27464 (4.480 %)UNIX
28448 (4.326 %)Change Management
29436 (4.210 %)XML
30433 (4.181 %)Java

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the 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.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1934 (9.019 %).NET
2436 (4.210 %)XML
3258 (2.491 %)ASP.NET
4220 (2.124 %)WebServices
5200 (1.931 %)HTML
6147 (1.419 %)ASP
6147 (1.419 %)J2EE
779 (0.763 %)CSS
875 (0.724 %)WinForms
970 (0.676 %)AJAX
1066 (0.637 %)WebSphere
1161 (0.589 %)XSLT
1252 (0.502 %).NET Framework
1351 (0.492 %)SOAP
1441 (0.396 %)Middleware
1538 (0.367 %)EDI
1633 (0.319 %)Swing
1731 (0.299 %)STL
1826 (0.251 %)Java SE
1920 (0.193 %)Hibernate
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1169 (1.632 %)SharePoint
2145 (1.400 %)SAS
3103 (0.995 %)CMS
498 (0.946 %)IIS
570 (0.676 %)SharePoint Server 2007
665 (0.628 %)BizTalk Server
729 (0.280 %)WebLogic
826 (0.251 %)Office Project Server
923 (0.222 %)Documentum
1022 (0.212 %)Lotus Notes
1121 (0.203 %)NetWeaver
1220 (0.193 %)Lotus Domino
1220 (0.193 %)MS Exchange
1315 (0.145 %)Apache
1413 (0.126 %)Tomcat
1510 (0.097 %)JBoss
1510 (0.097 %)WebLogic Portal
1510 (0.097 %)Oracle Workflow
169 (0.087 %)ColdFusion
178 (0.077 %)Exchange Server 2003
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1517 (4.992 %)MS Excel
2347 (3.351 %)MS Visio
3287 (2.771 %)MS Office
4195 (1.883 %)MS Project
5109 (1.053 %)Spreadsheet
676 (0.734 %)CA Clarity
768 (0.657 %)MS PowerPoint
827 (0.261 %)SPSS
95 (0.048 %)Windchill
95 (0.048 %)Pro/ENGINEER
104 (0.039 %)InfoPath
113 (0.029 %)Quicktime
122 (0.019 %)Photoshop
131 (0.010 %)DeltaView
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
178 (0.753 %)SAP FI
275 (0.724 %)SAP FI/CO
275 (0.724 %)SAP CO
367 (0.647 %)Dynamics CRM
462 (0.599 %)SAP SD
559 (0.570 %)Microsoft CRM
648 (0.463 %)Oracle Applications
747 (0.454 %)Endur
846 (0.444 %)Navision
941 (0.396 %)Oracle Financials
1038 (0.367 %)SAP HR
1137 (0.357 %)Dynamics NAV
1236 (0.348 %)SAP MM
1332 (0.309 %)Dynamics AX
1426 (0.251 %)Axapta
1525 (0.241 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
1623 (0.222 %)Oracle 11i
1623 (0.222 %)Capstone
1722 (0.212 %)MAXIMO
1722 (0.212 %)MultiFonds
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1396 (3.824 %)Internet
283 (0.801 %)Intranet
370 (0.676 %)Extranet
428 (0.270 %)TCP/IP
527 (0.261 %)BSS
626 (0.251 %)LAN
725 (0.241 %)WAN
816 (0.154 %)DHCP
914 (0.135 %)Firewall
1013 (0.126 %)HTTPS
1112 (0.116 %)DNS
1210 (0.097 %)FTP
1210 (0.097 %)LDAP
139 (0.087 %)SMS
139 (0.087 %)SSL
148 (0.077 %)ATM
157 (0.068 %)SAN
166 (0.058 %)Broadband
175 (0.048 %)Wireless
184 (0.039 %)VoIP
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1941 (9.087 %)SQL Server
2502 (4.847 %)Datawarehouse
3321 (3.100 %)BusinessObjects
4152 (1.468 %)SQL Server 2005
5141 (1.362 %)ETL
6121 (1.168 %)RDBMS
7112 (1.081 %)OLAP
8110 (1.062 %)SQL Server 2000
9101 (0.975 %)Crystal Reports
1092 (0.888 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
1172 (0.695 %)Oracle Reports
1270 (0.676 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1356 (0.541 %)DB2
1454 (0.521 %)Data Mining
1454 (0.521 %)Reference Data
1543 (0.415 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1543 (0.415 %)Oracle 8/8i
1639 (0.377 %)SAP BW
1738 (0.367 %)Oracle Discoverer
1738 (0.367 %)DTS
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
181 (0.782 %)Visual Studio
262 (0.599 %)Oracle Forms
360 (0.579 %)Rational Rose
459 (0.570 %)RequisitePro
540 (0.386 %)TestDirector
630 (0.290 %)QuickTest Pro
719 (0.183 %)ClearCase
818 (0.174 %)Flash
913 (0.126 %)JUnit
1010 (0.097 %)WinRunner
119 (0.087 %)PowerBuilder
119 (0.087 %)Eclipse
128 (0.077 %)LoadRunner
136 (0.058 %)MSI
136 (0.058 %)JIRA
136 (0.058 %)WATIR
145 (0.048 %)IEF
145 (0.048 %)Visual Studio Team System
145 (0.048 %)ClearQuest
145 (0.048 %)VSS/SourceSafe
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13577 (34.54 %)Finance
21360 (13.13 %)Banking
3960 (9.270 %)Retail
4890 (8.594 %)Insurance
5670 (6.470 %)Pensions
6592 (5.716 %)Investment Banking
7552 (5.330 %)Front Office
8403 (3.891 %)Back Office
9396 (3.824 %)Health
10378 (3.650 %)Marketing
11303 (2.926 %)Telecoms
12218 (2.105 %)Law
13168 (1.622 %)Education
14166 (1.603 %)Manufacturing
15161 (1.555 %)Government
16148 (1.429 %)Billing
17147 (1.419 %)Financial Institution
18138 (1.333 %)Legal
19136 (1.313 %)Retail Banking
20100 (0.966 %)Advertising
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16540 (63.15 %)Analyst
25628 (54.35 %)Business Analyst
3997 (9.627 %)Consultant
4921 (8.893 %)Project Manager
5765 (7.387 %)Developer
6680 (6.566 %)Senior Analyst
7567 (5.475 %)Senior Business Analyst
8409 (3.949 %)Systems Analyst
9392 (3.785 %)Business Manager
10275 (2.655 %)Insurance Business Analyst
11262 (2.530 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
12252 (2.433 %)Financial Business Analyst
13246 (2.375 %)Architect
14229 (2.211 %)Banking Business Analyst
15223 (2.153 %)Lead Business Analyst
16218 (2.105 %)Business Systems Analyst
17190 (1.835 %)Programmer
18184 (1.777 %)Business Consultant
19181 (1.748 %)C# Developer
20176 (1.699 %)Support Analyst
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1702 (6.779 %)Derivative
2340 (3.283 %)Equities
3315 (3.042 %)Fixed Income
4232 (2.240 %)Management Information System
5227 (2.192 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
6176 (1.699 %)Equity Derivative
7126 (1.217 %)Market Risk
8116 (1.120 %)Credit Derivative
9108 (1.043 %)Credit Risk
1090 (0.869 %)Computer Science
1180 (0.772 %)Mathematics
1278 (0.753 %)Interest Rate Derivative
1371 (0.686 %)AS400
1459 (0.570 %)French Language
1556 (0.541 %)Statistics
1651 (0.492 %)Web 2.0
1651 (0.492 %)EPoS
1743 (0.415 %)Client/Server
1840 (0.386 %)Mainframe
1936 (0.348 %)PMI
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1464 (4.480 %)UNIX
2391 (3.776 %)Windows
3104 (1.004 %)Linux
465 (0.628 %)Windows Server 2003
526 (0.251 %)Windows XP
625 (0.241 %)Solaris
722 (0.212 %)HPUX
817 (0.164 %)OS/400
914 (0.135 %)Windows 2000
1013 (0.126 %)MVS
118 (0.077 %)Windows Vista
118 (0.077 %)Windows 2000 Server
126 (0.058 %)Windows Server 2008
126 (0.058 %)AIX
134 (0.039 %)Windows NT
134 (0.039 %)Red Hat Linux
143 (0.029 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
143 (0.029 %)SUSE
152 (0.019 %)Windows CE
161 (0.010 %)FreeBSD
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12718 (26.25 %)Project Management
21259 (12.16 %)UML
3817 (7.889 %)PRINCE2
4625 (6.035 %)User Acceptance Testing
5614 (5.929 %)CRM
6597 (5.765 %)Business Intelligence
7557 (5.379 %)Systems Analysis
8494 (4.770 %)Data Modelling
9448 (4.326 %)Change Management
10424 (4.094 %)Use Case
11415 (4.007 %)Risk Management
12405 (3.911 %)RUP
13370 (3.573 %)ERP
14347 (3.351 %)E-Commerce
15327 (3.158 %)Stakeholder Management
16321 (3.100 %)Data Analysis
17310 (2.993 %)Asset Management
18307 (2.964 %)Investment Management
19255 (2.462 %)ITIL
20247 (2.385 %)Workflow
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11519 (14.67 %)SQL
2555 (5.359 %)C#
3433 (4.181 %)Java
4279 (2.694 %)VB
5247 (2.385 %)C
6232 (2.240 %)VBA
7190 (1.835 %)PL/SQL
8165 (1.593 %)VB.NET
9152 (1.468 %)JavaScript
10121 (1.168 %)C++
1196 (0.927 %)Transact-SQL
1279 (0.763 %)Perl
1371 (0.686 %)VB6
1441 (0.396 %)RPG
1537 (0.357 %)PHP
1537 (0.357 %)COBOL
1628 (0.270 %)ABAP
1724 (0.232 %)VBScript
1814 (0.135 %)Shell Script
1911 (0.106 %)VC++
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11123 (10.84 %)Degree
2261 (2.520 %)ISEB
3117 (1.130 %)PRINCE2 Certification
450 (0.483 %)Microsoft Certification
543 (0.415 %)MBA
638 (0.367 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
736 (0.348 %)PMP
835 (0.338 %)PMI Certification
933 (0.319 %)CIMA
1031 (0.299 %)CFA
1126 (0.251 %)ACCA
1225 (0.241 %)ITIL Certification
1225 (0.241 %)SAS Certification
1320 (0.193 %)HND
1414 (0.135 %)MCSE
1414 (0.135 %)MCSD
1511 (0.106 %)Citrix Certification
167 (0.068 %)SAP Certification
176 (0.058 %)CIPFA
176 (0.058 %)ICAEW
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1283 (2.733 %)QA
250 (0.483 %)Basel II
335 (0.338 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
434 (0.328 %)SLA
519 (0.183 %)MiFID
68 (0.077 %)COBIT
77 (0.068 %)BS7799
84 (0.039 %)ISO9000
84 (0.039 %)TickIT
93 (0.029 %)ISO27001
102 (0.019 %)IAS 39
102 (0.019 %)GAAP
111 (0.010 %)ISO17799
111 (0.010 %)GxP
111 (0.010 %)PCI DSS
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
154 (0.521 %)Active Directory
23 (0.029 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (0.019 %)VMware ESX
32 (0.019 %)VMware Workstation
41 (0.010 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.010 %)MSMQ
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
123 (0.222 %)AutoSys
24 (0.039 %)Tivoli
33 (0.029 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
42 (0.019 %)MOM
42 (0.019 %)MIIS
42 (0.019 %)SCOM
51 (0.010 %)Netcool
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1904 (8.729 %)Oracle
2818 (7.899 %)Microsoft
3573 (5.533 %)SAP
4321 (3.100 %)Business Objects
5185 (1.786 %)Cognos
6149 (1.439 %)Siebel
7114 (1.101 %)PeopleSoft
899 (0.956 %)IBM
982 (0.792 %)Murex
1059 (0.570 %)OpenLink
1157 (0.550 %)Charles River
1157 (0.550 %)Reuters
1254 (0.521 %)Sybase
1350 (0.483 %)Hyperion
1448 (0.463 %)Calypso
1547 (0.454 %)Bloomberg
1644 (0.425 %)Retek
1740 (0.386 %)LatentZero
1837 (0.357 %)JD Edwards
1932 (0.309 %)Sage