The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucester 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 22 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 Gloucester region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 43 57 30
Rank change year-on-year
+14 -27
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 6 5 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucester 2.500% 1.220% 3.828%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.643% 1.292% 3.960%
Number of salaries quoted 5 5 8
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -5.88%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
Gloucester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
227 387 202
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucester 94.58% 94.39% 96.65%
Number of salaries quoted 187 295 163
Average salary £41,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.50% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £30,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £60,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
Gloucestershire

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucester 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 Gloucester region.

Gloucester Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucester 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 14 (37.84%) Finance
2 13 (35.14%) SQL
3 12 (32.43%) Business Analysis
4 10 (27.03%) UML
4 10 (27.03%) ISEB
5 9 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
6 8 (21.62%) CGI
6 8 (21.62%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (21.62%) Oracle
6 8 (21.62%) MS PowerPoint
6 8 (21.62%) Identity Management
6 8 (21.62%) Use Case
6 8 (21.62%) DV Cleared
6 8 (21.62%) Security Cleared
7 4 (10.81%) SaaS
8 3 (8.108%) Project Management
8 3 (8.108%) Business Objects
8 3 (8.108%) PRINCE2
8 3 (8.108%) Change Management
8 3 (8.108%) Banking
8 3 (8.108%) Degree
8 3 (8.108%) Continuous Improvement
9 2 (5.405%) Process Improvement
9 2 (5.405%) Lean Six Sigma
9 2 (5.405%) ERP
9 2 (5.405%) ASP.NET
9 2 (5.405%) .NET
9 2 (5.405%) C#
9 2 (5.405%) Six Sigma
9 2 (5.405%) Manufacturing

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucester 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 8 (21.62%) CGI
2 2 (5.405%) ASP.NET
2 2 (5.405%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.703%) CMS
1 1 (2.703%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (21.62%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.703%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (21.62%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.703%) Crystal Reports
General
1 14 (37.84%) Finance
2 3 (8.108%) Banking
3 2 (5.405%) Manufacturing
4 1 (2.703%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.81%) SaaS
2 1 (2.703%) NHS
2 1 (2.703%) Client/Server
2 1 (2.703%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.703%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (32.43%) Business Analysis
2 10 (27.03%) UML
3 9 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (21.62%) Identity Management
4 8 (21.62%) Use Case
5 3 (8.108%) Project Management
5 3 (8.108%) PRINCE2
5 3 (8.108%) Change Management
5 3 (8.108%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (5.405%) Process Improvement
6 2 (5.405%) Lean Six Sigma
6 2 (5.405%) ERP
6 2 (5.405%) Six Sigma
7 1 (2.703%) Validation
7 1 (2.703%) Migration
7 1 (2.703%) Service Delivery
7 1 (2.703%) ETL
7 1 (2.703%) E-Commerce
7 1 (2.703%) CRM
7 1 (2.703%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (35.14%) SQL
2 2 (5.405%) C#
3 1 (2.703%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (27.03%) ISEB
2 8 (21.62%) DV Cleared
2 8 (21.62%) Security Cleared
3 3 (8.108%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.703%) Sarbanes-Oxley
1 1 (2.703%) Basel II
1 1 (2.703%) SLA
Vendors
1 8 (21.62%) Oracle
2 3 (8.108%) Business Objects
Gloucester, South West
Analysing, interpreting and communicating complex issues * To support reviewing, configuration and testing software where required.* To provide support for change management process re-engineering where required in order...
Hudson
Salary: £22000 - £28000 per annum + Extensive Benefits
Posted: 8 May 2013
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Commutable from Swindon, Cheltenham, Gloucester and Worcester this is an ideal position for a Junior Business Analyst 1-2 years experience to join an organisation that is keen...
IT Connections
Salary: £25,000-£28,000 DOE
Posted: 20 May 2013