The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire 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 20 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 Gloucestershire region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 62 72 63
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -9
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 29 30 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 3.322% 2.465% 2.192%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.444% 2.555% 2.317%
Number of salaries quoted 28 29 21
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £28,900 £37,500
10% offered a salary of more than £39,750 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.65% +2.50%
All Job Titles
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
842 1174 1036
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 96.45% 96.47% 94.61%
Number of salaries quoted 750 999 898
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £27,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 20 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
Cheltenham +22 14 £25,000 -39.39%
Gloucester +10 7 £35,000 -12.50%
Stroud - 1 £37,500 -
Business Analyst
South West

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 37 (45.12%) Finance
2 36 (43.90%) SQL
3 28 (34.15%) Business Analysis
4 26 (31.71%) Business Intelligence
5 19 (23.17%) Data Warehouse
6 18 (21.95%) UML
6 18 (21.95%) Business Objects
7 17 (20.73%) ISEB
7 17 (20.73%) Project Management
8 12 (14.63%) .NET
8 12 (14.63%) MS Excel
8 12 (14.63%) PRINCE2
9 11 (13.41%) MS PowerPoint
9 11 (13.41%) DV Cleared
9 11 (13.41%) Security Cleared
10 10 (12.20%) Microsoft
11 9 (10.98%) VBA
11 9 (10.98%) JavaScript
12 8 (9.756%) Oracle
12 8 (9.756%) CGI
12 8 (9.756%) Identity Management
12 8 (9.756%) Use Case
13 7 (8.537%) Change Management
13 7 (8.537%) SQL Server
14 6 (7.317%) CRM
14 6 (7.317%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 5 (6.098%) Risk Assessment
15 5 (6.098%) ISEB Practitioner
15 5 (6.098%) Microsoft Analysis Services
15 5 (6.098%) QA

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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 12 (14.63%) .NET
2 8 (9.756%) CGI
3 2 (2.439%) ASP.NET
3 2 (2.439%) XML
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.439%) CMS
2 1 (1.220%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.220%) SAS
Applications
1 12 (14.63%) MS Excel
2 11 (13.41%) MS PowerPoint
3 3 (3.659%) MS Project
3 3 (3.659%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.220%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.220%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (23.17%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (8.537%) SQL Server
3 6 (7.317%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 5 (6.098%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 4 (4.878%) BusinessObjects
5 4 (4.878%) SAP BW
5 4 (4.878%) SQL Server 2008
5 4 (4.878%) SQL Server 2012
6 2 (2.439%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (1.220%) Data Mining
7 1 (1.220%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (1.220%) SQL Server Integration Services
General
1 37 (45.12%) Finance
2 4 (4.878%) Banking
3 2 (2.439%) Manufacturing
3 2 (2.439%) Billing
4 1 (1.220%) Retail Banking
4 1 (1.220%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.098%) PMI
1 5 (6.098%) Mobile App
2 4 (4.878%) SaaS
3 1 (1.220%) Client/Server
3 1 (1.220%) NHS
3 1 (1.220%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.220%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (34.15%) Business Analysis
2 26 (31.71%) Business Intelligence
3 18 (21.95%) UML
4 17 (20.73%) Project Management
5 12 (14.63%) PRINCE2
6 8 (9.756%) Identity Management
6 8 (9.756%) Use Case
7 7 (8.537%) Change Management
8 6 (7.317%) CRM
9 5 (6.098%) Data Modelling
9 5 (6.098%) Risk Assessment
10 4 (4.878%) User Acceptance Testing
10 4 (4.878%) System Testing
10 4 (4.878%) Time Management
10 4 (4.878%) Continuous Improvement
11 3 (3.659%) Information Security
11 3 (3.659%) ITIL
11 3 (3.659%) Quality Management
11 3 (3.659%) ERP
11 3 (3.659%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 36 (43.90%) SQL
2 9 (10.98%) JavaScript
2 9 (10.98%) VBA
3 3 (3.659%) C
4 2 (2.439%) C#
5 1 (1.220%) Java
5 1 (1.220%) PL/SQL
5 1 (1.220%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.220%) VBScript
5 1 (1.220%) VB
Qualifications
1 17 (20.73%) ISEB
2 11 (13.41%) DV Cleared
2 11 (13.41%) Security Cleared
3 5 (6.098%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 5 (6.098%) PMI Certification
3 5 (6.098%) ISEB Practitioner
4 4 (4.878%) Degree
5 3 (3.659%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.098%) QA
2 1 (1.220%) SLA
2 1 (1.220%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (1.220%) Basel II
Vendors
1 18 (21.95%) Business Objects
2 10 (12.20%) Microsoft
3 8 (9.756%) Oracle
4 4 (4.878%) SAP
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Leading blue chip client offering excellent benefits are looking for a IT Business Analyst with some experience with SAP BW. This role is very much an analyst role...
KDR
Salary: £37000 - £42000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
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