The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Glasgow 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 21 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 Glasgow region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 59 47 42
Rank change year-on-year
-12 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 39 30 43
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Glasgow 3.325% 3.550% 4.493%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.520% 3.802% 4.772%
Number of salaries quoted 27 26 33
Average salary £40,000 £43,750 £38,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-8.57% +13.63%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £33,500 £34,200
10% offered a salary of more than £62,000 £75,000 £53,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.65% +2.50%
All Job Titles
Glasgow
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1108 789 901
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Glasgow 94.46% 93.37% 94.15%
Number of salaries quoted 654 582 710
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
Scotland

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Glasgow region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Glasgow Business Analyst Salary Histogram

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Glasgow 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 33 (43.42%) Finance
2 31 (40.79%) SQL
3 23 (30.26%) Business Analysis
4 15 (19.74%) Agile Software Development
5 14 (18.42%) Waterfall
6 13 (17.11%) Business Intelligence
7 12 (15.79%) UML
7 12 (15.79%) Project Management
7 12 (15.79%) Systems Analysis
8 11 (14.47%) Banking
8 11 (14.47%) Equities
9 10 (13.16%) Data Analysis
9 10 (13.16%) Investment Banking
9 10 (13.16%) Requirements Analysis
9 10 (13.16%) Use Case
9 10 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (13.16%) Data Warehouse
9 10 (13.16%) Data Modelling
10 9 (11.84%) E-Commerce
10 9 (11.84%) Management Information System
11 7 (9.211%) XML
12 6 (7.895%) User Acceptance Testing
12 6 (7.895%) ERD
12 6 (7.895%) Oracle
12 6 (7.895%) Microsoft
12 6 (7.895%) SOA
13 5 (6.579%) OO
13 5 (6.579%) PL/SQL
13 5 (6.579%) UNIX
13 5 (6.579%) Risk Management

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Glasgow 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 7 (9.211%) XML
2 3 (3.947%) .NET
3 2 (2.632%) Sphinx
4 1 (1.316%) HTML
4 1 (1.316%) CSS
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.632%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 3 (3.947%) Windchill
2 1 (1.316%) Fireworks
2 1 (1.316%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.316%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (3.947%) Endur
2 2 (2.632%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (2.632%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (1.316%) Oracle EBS R12
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.316%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (13.16%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (3.947%) Oracle Reports
2 3 (3.947%) Crystal Reports
2 3 (3.947%) MS Access
2 3 (3.947%) Oracle BI EE
3 2 (2.632%) SQL Server 2008
3 2 (2.632%) Data Mart
3 2 (2.632%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.316%) BusinessObjects XI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.316%) Axure RP
General
1 33 (43.42%) Finance
2 11 (14.47%) Banking
3 10 (13.16%) Investment Banking
4 5 (6.579%) Financial Institution
5 3 (3.947%) Aerospace
6 2 (2.632%) Front Office
6 2 (2.632%) Back Office
7 1 (1.316%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.316%) Advertising
7 1 (1.316%) Private Banking
7 1 (1.316%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.47%) Equities
2 9 (11.84%) Management Information System
3 3 (3.947%) BBC
3 3 (3.947%) Interactive TV
3 3 (3.947%) Derivative
4 2 (2.632%) PMI
5 1 (1.316%) Mathematics
5 1 (1.316%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.579%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (30.26%) Business Analysis
2 15 (19.74%) Agile Software Development
3 14 (18.42%) Waterfall
4 13 (17.11%) Business Intelligence
5 12 (15.79%) UML
5 12 (15.79%) Project Management
5 12 (15.79%) Systems Analysis
6 10 (13.16%) Data Analysis
6 10 (13.16%) Requirements Analysis
6 10 (13.16%) Use Case
6 10 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (13.16%) Data Modelling
7 9 (11.84%) E-Commerce
8 6 (7.895%) User Acceptance Testing
8 6 (7.895%) ERD
8 6 (7.895%) SOA
9 5 (6.579%) OO
9 5 (6.579%) Risk Management
9 5 (6.579%) Test Scripting
9 5 (6.579%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 31 (40.79%) SQL
2 5 (6.579%) PL/SQL
3 3 (3.947%) T-SQL
3 3 (3.947%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (3.947%) ISEB
2 2 (2.632%) Degree
2 2 (2.632%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.316%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.316%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.263%) FATCA
1 4 (5.263%) Basel III
1 4 (5.263%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 4 (5.263%) Basel II
2 3 (3.947%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (3.947%) BMC PATROL
Vendors
1 6 (7.895%) Oracle
1 6 (7.895%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.263%) Business Objects
3 3 (3.947%) TIBCO
3 3 (3.947%) OpenLink
4 2 (2.632%) Informatica
Glasgow, Scotland
This includes the role of a Business ANalyst within their business intelligence team. The role will involve gathering analysis for new Business Intelligence solutions and modifications to existing...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £33000.00 - £38000.00 per annum + Bonus + Pension
Posted: 10 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
This is a fantastic opportunity for a technically gifted and business oriented analyst to work in a key area of one of the largest financial institutions in the...
Thomson Keene Associates
Salary: £50000 - £80000 per annum + bonus + benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Validation and verification with the business... Desirable Skills Experience of Agile software development Experience of waterfall and iterative development lifecycles, particularly Unified Process Experience of writing user storyboards...
Sopra Group Ltd
Salary: Attractive, plus flexible benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Glasgow, Scotland
Write and execute test scripts for custom fixes and Oracle Patches, Work on user requested enhancements to the system - evaluating solutions, documenting and testing Liaise internally with the...
Harrington Boyd
Posted: 20 May 2013
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
The Person:- Technical Skills Essential: - Good client facing & communication skills - Good general IT skills - Knowledge of Oracle Applications Plus one of the following is essential: - Good business process...
Randstad Technologies
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 15 May 2013