The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT jobs advertised for the Lancashire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Lancashire region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 46 56 36
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -20
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 14 6 22
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 3.017% 1.174% 5.584%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.167% 1.671% 7.801%
Number of salaries quoted 13 5 21
Average salary £33,000 £43,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-24.13% -3.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,000 £29,800 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £49,700 £55,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £43,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-2.29% +2.35%
All Processes & Methodologies
Lancashire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
336 359 282
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 72.41% 70.25% 71.57%
Number of salaries quoted 301 328 240
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £36,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -10.95%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £25,000 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £48,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Business Analysis
North West

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Lancashire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Lancashire Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Lancashire region.

Lancashire Business Analysis Salary Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Lancashire Business Analysis Salary Histogram

Business Analysis
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Lancaster - 5 £33,000 -
Blackpool +3 3 £32,000 -46.66% 1
Preston - 1 £26,000 -
Business Analysis
North West

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

1 7 (29.17%) Project Management
2 6 (25.00%) UML
3 5 (20.83%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (20.83%) User Stories
4 4 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (16.67%) E-Commerce
5 3 (12.50%) Use Case
5 3 (12.50%) Google Analytics
5 3 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (12.50%) Web Analytics
5 3 (12.50%) Google
5 3 (12.50%) Marketing
5 3 (12.50%) TDD
5 3 (12.50%) Automotive
5 3 (12.50%) SEO
5 3 (12.50%) Kanban
5 3 (12.50%) Waterfall
5 3 (12.50%) Digital Media
5 3 (12.50%) Analytics
5 3 (12.50%) Mobile App
6 2 (8.333%) System Testing
6 2 (8.333%) Project Planning
6 2 (8.333%) Risk Management
7 1 (4.167%) HTTP
7 1 (4.167%) B2C
7 1 (4.167%) ISEB
7 1 (4.167%) Citrix
7 1 (4.167%) Six Sigma
7 1 (4.167%) Data Warehouse

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Business Applications
1 3 (12.50%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.167%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.167%) Data Warehouse
General
1 3 (12.50%) Automotive
1 3 (12.50%) Marketing
2 1 (4.167%) Finance
Job Titles
1 19 (79.17%) Analyst
2 13 (54.17%) Business Analyst
3 5 (20.83%) Systems Analyst
4 3 (12.50%) Agile Business Analyst
4 3 (12.50%) Senior Business Analyst
4 3 (12.50%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (8.333%) Business Architect
5 2 (8.333%) Architect
5 2 (8.333%) Project Manager
6 1 (4.167%) Test Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) IT Business Analyst
6 1 (4.167%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.50%) Digital Media
1 3 (12.50%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (29.17%) Project Management
2 6 (25.00%) UML
3 5 (20.83%) Agile Software Development
3 5 (20.83%) User Stories
4 4 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (16.67%) E-Commerce
5 3 (12.50%) SEO
5 3 (12.50%) Use Case
5 3 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (12.50%) TDD
5 3 (12.50%) Web Analytics
5 3 (12.50%) Analytics
5 3 (12.50%) Kanban
5 3 (12.50%) Waterfall
6 2 (8.333%) Project Planning
6 2 (8.333%) System Testing
6 2 (8.333%) Risk Management
7 1 (4.167%) PRINCE2
7 1 (4.167%) B2C
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.167%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.167%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.167%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (12.50%) Google
2 1 (4.167%) Oracle
2 1 (4.167%) Citrix
Lancashire, North West
The business analyst will work on Interesting multi channel, web based projects in an Agile environment... The business analyst will build up a user stories for the development...
Hudson
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus and excellent benefits
Posted: 6 June 2013
Newton-Le-Willows, Merseyside
Continuously assess and improve your business analysis activities - Be customer focussed, commercially aware & preferably possess awareness of domains such as Web Analytics, Display Advertising, User Experience design, Classified...
Trader Media Group Ltd
Salary: Up to £38,000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013