The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Leicester 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 21 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 Leicester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 61 46 35
Rank change year-on-year
-15 -11
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 2 7 9
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 0.509% 1.939% 3.261%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.525% 2.029% 3.543%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 5
Average salary £41,500 £37,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.66% -
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.65% +2.50%
All Job Titles
Leicester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
381 345 254
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leicester 96.95% 95.57% 92.03%
Number of salaries quoted 335 319 215
Average salary £36,500 £34,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.79% +6.15%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
Leicestershire

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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 10 (55.56%) E-Commerce
2 6 (33.33%) Retail
2 6 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 6 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 5 (27.78%) Business Analysis
3 5 (27.78%) System Testing
3 5 (27.78%) Data Modelling
3 5 (27.78%) ISEB
3 5 (27.78%) Finance
4 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (22.22%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 4 (22.22%) Internet
4 4 (22.22%) Project Management
4 4 (22.22%) Process Management
4 4 (22.22%) PRINCE2
5 3 (16.67%) ERP
6 2 (11.11%) SQL Server
6 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
6 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
6 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (5.556%) Systems Analysis
7 1 (5.556%) Digital Marketing
7 1 (5.556%) User Acceptance Testing
7 1 (5.556%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (5.556%) Web Analytics
7 1 (5.556%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (5.556%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (5.556%) Pay per click
7 1 (5.556%) Requirements Analysis
7 1 (5.556%) Marketing

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

Applications
1 1 (5.556%) MS Office
1 1 (5.556%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (5.556%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 4 (22.22%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) SQL Server
1 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (5.556%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 1 (5.556%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 1 (5.556%) SQL Server 2012
2 1 (5.556%) SQL Server 2008
2 1 (5.556%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (5.556%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 1 (5.556%) MorphX
1 1 (5.556%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (33.33%) Retail
2 5 (27.78%) Finance
3 1 (5.556%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 1 (5.556%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (55.56%) E-Commerce
2 6 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 6 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 5 (27.78%) Business Analysis
3 5 (27.78%) System Testing
3 5 (27.78%) Data Modelling
4 4 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (22.22%) Project Management
4 4 (22.22%) Process Management
4 4 (22.22%) PRINCE2
5 3 (16.67%) ERP
6 1 (5.556%) Systems Analysis
6 1 (5.556%) Digital Marketing
6 1 (5.556%) User Acceptance Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Web Analytics
6 1 (5.556%) Pay per click
6 1 (5.556%) Requirements Analysis
6 1 (5.556%) Analytics
6 1 (5.556%) Multivariate Testing
6 1 (5.556%) Online Marketing
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.556%) X++
1 1 (5.556%) C#
1 1 (5.556%) SQL
1 1 (5.556%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (27.78%) ISEB
2 4 (22.22%) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft
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