The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Kent 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 23 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 Kent region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 45 51 70
Rank change year-on-year
+6 +19
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 47 21 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 4.101% 2.954% 2.698%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.364% 3.241% 2.829%
Number of salaries quoted 39 12 29
Average salary £57,500 £37,500 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+53.33% -28.57%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £32,750 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £46,755 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1077 648 1025
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 93.98% 91.14% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 921 578 940
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -5.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £25,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £47,500 £48,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
South East

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Kent region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Kent 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 Kent region over the 3 months to 23 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
Tunbridge Wells +11 4 £30,000 -14.28%
Maidstone -1 3 £47,000 -1.05%
Rochester - 3 £47,000 -
Dartford - 2 £42,250 -
Dover - 1 £50,000 -
Stansted - 1 - -
Business Analyst
South East

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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 45 (48.91%) Business Analysis
2 36 (39.13%) Retail
3 28 (30.43%) E-Commerce
4 20 (21.74%) MQSeries
4 20 (21.74%) WebSphere
5 18 (19.57%) Finance
6 16 (17.39%) Business Intelligence
7 12 (13.04%) Project Management
7 12 (13.04%) Systems Analysis
8 11 (11.96%) SQL
9 10 (10.87%) Windows
9 10 (10.87%) User Acceptance Testing
10 9 (9.783%) MySQL
10 9 (9.783%) Lotus
10 9 (9.783%) AS400
10 9 (9.783%) Workflow
11 8 (8.696%) Windows Server 2003
11 8 (8.696%) Legal
11 8 (8.696%) Lotus Notes
11 8 (8.696%) Windows Server 2008
11 8 (8.696%) Windows 7
11 8 (8.696%) Agile Software Development
12 6 (6.522%) User Stories
13 5 (5.435%) MS Visio
13 5 (5.435%) PRINCE2
13 5 (5.435%) UML
13 5 (5.435%) Management Information System
13 5 (5.435%) Microsoft
13 5 (5.435%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (4.348%) JDA

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent 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 20 (21.74%) WebSphere
2 1 (1.087%) XML
2 1 (1.087%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 20 (21.74%) MQSeries
2 8 (8.696%) Lotus Notes
Applications
1 5 (5.435%) MS Visio
2 3 (3.261%) MS PowerPoint
2 3 (3.261%) MS Office
2 3 (3.261%) MS Excel
3 1 (1.087%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 2 (2.174%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.087%) IP Telephony
1 1 (1.087%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (9.783%) MySQL
2 4 (4.348%) SQL Server
2 4 (4.348%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 3 (3.261%) OLAP
3 3 (3.261%) Crystal Reports
3 3 (3.261%) RDBMS
4 2 (2.174%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (2.174%) MS Access
5 1 (1.087%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 1 (1.087%) Oracle BI EE
5 1 (1.087%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.087%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 36 (39.13%) Retail
2 18 (19.57%) Finance
3 8 (8.696%) Legal
4 4 (4.348%) Investment Banking
4 4 (4.348%) Banking
5 2 (2.174%) Law
5 2 (2.174%) Marketing
6 1 (1.087%) Telecoms
6 1 (1.087%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.783%) AS400
2 5 (5.435%) Management Information System
3 4 (4.348%) NHS
3 4 (4.348%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.087%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 10 (10.87%) Windows
2 8 (8.696%) Windows Server 2003
2 8 (8.696%) Windows Server 2008
2 8 (8.696%) Windows 7
3 1 (1.087%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (48.91%) Business Analysis
2 28 (30.43%) E-Commerce
3 16 (17.39%) Business Intelligence
4 12 (13.04%) Project Management
4 12 (13.04%) Systems Analysis
5 10 (10.87%) User Acceptance Testing
6 9 (9.783%) Workflow
7 8 (8.696%) Agile Software Development
8 6 (6.522%) User Stories
9 5 (5.435%) PRINCE2
9 5 (5.435%) UML
10 4 (4.348%) Data Analysis
10 4 (4.348%) Analytics
10 4 (4.348%) Use Case
11 3 (3.261%) Time Management
11 3 (3.261%) Web Development
11 3 (3.261%) RAD
11 3 (3.261%) Risk Management
11 3 (3.261%) GAP Analysis
11 3 (3.261%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (11.96%) SQL
2 1 (1.087%) X++
2 1 (1.087%) C#
2 1 (1.087%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (5.435%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 3 (3.261%) Degree
3 1 (1.087%) IBM Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.261%) QA
2 1 (1.087%) HL7
Vendors
1 9 (9.783%) Lotus
2 5 (5.435%) Microsoft
3 4 (4.348%) JDA
3 4 (4.348%) Oracle
4 3 (3.261%) Sybase
5 2 (2.174%) SAP
6 1 (1.087%) Cisco
6 1 (1.087%) IBM
6 1 (1.087%) Cognos
Kent, South East
Business Intelligence Analyst sought by leading financial services client based in Kent.Job Specific Skills:Strong and proven track record in Development and support of business intelligence toolsInformation...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Kent
Job Specific Skills: Strong and proven track record in Development and support of business intelligence tools Information Delivery Portal Crystal Reports SQL Server Reporting Services Microsoft Access Microsoft...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Surrey, Kent, West Sussex, South East
A leading Asset Management Company is looking to recruit a Senior Business Analyst - Data Specialist to work in a team that is responsible for the core data warehousing...
Nyman Resourcing
Salary: Excellent
Posted: 16 May 2013
Kent
Experience using SSIS and SSRS THE BENEFITS: * Up to £40,000 per annum * A comprehensive benefits package KEYWORDS:SAS, SAS Web Reports Studio, SAS Information Map Studio, OLAP...
Harnham
Salary: £27000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013