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This section looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills within the Hertfordshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analysis
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6664
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads126146
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.061 %
As % of the category below4.855 %5.401 %
Salaries quoted115124
Average minimum salary£40,426£38,363
Average salary£45,839£41,419
% change on same period last year+10.67 %
Average maximum salary£51,252£44,476
UK excluding London average salary£41,343£41,750
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads25952703
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.417 %1.135 %
Salaries quoted22422289
Average minimum salary£41,631£41,434
Average salary£46,141£44,755
% change on same period last year+3.09 %
Average maximum salary£50,652£48,075
UK excluding London average salary£42,478£44,432
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Business Analysis East of EnglandBusiness Analysis
East of England

Business Analysis
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Business Analysis Salary Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Business Analysis Salary Histogram

Business Analysis
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
WatfordUp+1019£47,467+26.20 %
StevenageUp+97£44,214-
RickmansworthNew entry-1£29,000-
HertfordNew entry-1£52,500-
LetchworthNew entry-1£32,500-
Welwyn Garden CityDown-231£60,000+60.00 %
St AlbansDown-181£57,500+33.78 %
Business Analysis East of EnglandBusiness Analysis
East of England

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

197 (41.63 %)Retail
256 (24.03 %)Project Management
339 (16.74 %)UML
438 (16.31 %)Finance
535 (15.02 %)SQL
632 (13.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
730 (12.88 %)Degree
730 (12.88 %)ERP
829 (12.45 %)E-Commerce
925 (10.73 %)Oracle
925 (10.73 %)Use Case
1019 (8.155 %)MS Excel
1118 (7.725 %)Education
1217 (7.296 %)Requirements Analysis
1316 (6.867 %)Construction
1316 (6.867 %)PRINCE2
1316 (6.867 %)Business Objects
1316 (6.867 %)COBOL
1316 (6.867 %)BusinessObjects
1415 (6.438 %)SQL Server
1415 (6.438 %)Migration
1514 (6.009 %)CRM
1514 (6.009 %)Systems Analysis
1613 (5.579 %)Data Modelling
1613 (5.579 %)Telecoms
1712 (5.150 %)Pensions
1811 (4.721 %)Data Analysis
1811 (4.721 %)Management Information System
1811 (4.721 %)Manufacturing
1811 (4.721 %)Internet

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (3.433 %).NET
26 (2.575 %)XML
35 (2.146 %)XML Schema
43 (1.288 %)J2EE
52 (0.858 %)EDI
61 (0.429 %)ASP.NET
61 (0.429 %)WebServices
61 (0.429 %)AJAX
61 (0.429 %)XSLT
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (3.004 %)Office Project Server
25 (2.146 %)SharePoint Server 2007
34 (1.717 %)SharePoint
34 (1.717 %)BizTalk Server
41 (0.429 %)CMS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (8.155 %)MS Excel
29 (3.863 %)MS Project
38 (3.433 %)MS Visio
47 (3.004 %)MS PowerPoint
54 (1.717 %)Spreadsheet
62 (0.858 %)Photoshop
71 (0.429 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (3.004 %)Oracle Applications
25 (2.146 %)Microsoft CRM
34 (1.717 %)SAP Retail
43 (1.288 %)Dynamics AX
43 (1.288 %)Axapta
52 (0.858 %)Movex
52 (0.858 %)BPCS
61 (0.429 %)Oracle Financials
61 (0.429 %)Oracle 11i
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (4.721 %)Internet
22 (0.858 %)BSS
31 (0.429 %)VoIP
31 (0.429 %)SAN
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (6.867 %)BusinessObjects
215 (6.438 %)SQL Server
37 (3.004 %)Oracle Reports
37 (3.004 %)MS Access
37 (3.004 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
37 (3.004 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (3.004 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (0.858 %)Text Mining
42 (0.858 %)Datawarehouse
51 (0.429 %)Informix
51 (0.429 %)MySQL
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.146 %)Rational Rose
15 (2.146 %)RequisitePro
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
197 (41.63 %)Retail
238 (16.31 %)Finance
318 (7.725 %)Education
416 (6.867 %)Construction
513 (5.579 %)Telecoms
612 (5.150 %)Pensions
711 (4.721 %)Manufacturing
89 (3.863 %)Billing
97 (3.004 %)Health
97 (3.004 %)Back Office
106 (2.575 %)FMCG
115 (2.146 %)Banking
124 (1.717 %)Publishing
133 (1.288 %)Legal
142 (0.858 %)Auditing
151 (0.429 %)Financial Institution
151 (0.429 %)Aerospace
151 (0.429 %)Police
151 (0.429 %)Games
151 (0.429 %)Insurance
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1181 (77.68 %)Analyst
2146 (62.66 %)Business Analyst
351 (21.89 %)Systems Analyst
428 (12.02 %)Project Manager
428 (12.02 %)Business Systems Analyst
513 (5.579 %)Analyst Programmer
513 (5.579 %)Programmer
611 (4.721 %)Senior Analyst
611 (4.721 %)Senior Business Analyst
79 (3.863 %)Consultant
88 (3.433 %)Business Manager
95 (2.146 %)RPG Programmer
95 (2.146 %)RPG Analyst Programmer
95 (2.146 %)AS400 Analyst Programmer
95 (2.146 %)Telecoms Project Manager
95 (2.146 %)Support Analyst
95 (2.146 %)Implementation Consultant
104 (1.717 %)Process Analyst
104 (1.717 %)Systems Manager
104 (1.717 %)Applications Support
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (4.721 %)Management Information System
29 (3.863 %)AS400
29 (3.863 %)iDTV
34 (1.717 %)Mathematics
43 (1.288 %)Computer Science
43 (1.288 %)Mainframe
52 (0.858 %)EPoS
61 (0.429 %)Data Conversion
61 (0.429 %)BBC
61 (0.429 %)IPTV
61 (0.429 %)Derivative
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (4.292 %)UNIX
29 (3.863 %)MVS
37 (3.004 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (3.004 %)Windows
42 (0.858 %)Linux
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
156 (24.03 %)Project Management
239 (16.74 %)UML
332 (13.73 %)User Acceptance Testing
430 (12.88 %)ERP
529 (12.45 %)E-Commerce
625 (10.73 %)Use Case
717 (7.296 %)Requirements Analysis
816 (6.867 %)PRINCE2
915 (6.438 %)Migration
1014 (6.009 %)Systems Analysis
1014 (6.009 %)CRM
1113 (5.579 %)Data Modelling
1211 (4.721 %)Data Analysis
1310 (4.292 %)Workflow
149 (3.863 %)RUP
157 (3.004 %)Agile Software Development
157 (3.004 %)Performance Management
166 (2.575 %)ERD
166 (2.575 %)Change Management
166 (2.575 %)Six Sigma
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
135 (15.02 %)SQL
216 (6.867 %)COBOL
39 (3.863 %)Java
47 (3.004 %)Transact-SQL
56 (2.575 %)RPG
63 (1.288 %)VB
63 (1.288 %)X++
72 (0.858 %)C#
81 (0.429 %)JavaScript
81 (0.429 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
130 (12.88 %)Degree
23 (1.288 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.858 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (10.73 %)Oracle
216 (6.867 %)Business Objects
310 (4.292 %)Microsoft
49 (3.863 %)Micro Focus
56 (2.575 %)SAP
63 (1.288 %)Sun
63 (1.288 %)JD Edwards
72 (0.858 %)Quark
72 (0.858 %)PeopleSoft
72 (0.858 %)Siebel
72 (0.858 %)Yantra
81 (0.429 %)ATG
81 (0.429 %)Ab Initio
81 (0.429 %)Cognos
81 (0.429 %)Primavera