The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Oxfordshire 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 24 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 Oxfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 73 60 56
Rank change year-on-year
-13 -4
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 51 45 52
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 2.763% 3.121% 3.206%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.939% 3.203% 3.353%
Number of salaries quoted 42 42 38
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £38,000 £32,950 £34,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £60,000 £55,600
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1735 1405 1551
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 93.99% 97.43% 95.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1502 1266 1398
Average salary £40,000 £39,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.26% -1.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £57,000 £55,000
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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Oxford -21 28 £45,000 -
Banbury +7 4 £38,000 -20.00%
Business Analyst
South East

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 48 (52.17%) Business Analysis
2 20 (21.74%) ISEB
3 18 (19.57%) Finance
3 18 (19.57%) UML
4 16 (17.39%) SQL
4 16 (17.39%) Use Case
5 15 (16.30%) PRINCE2
5 15 (16.30%) Project Management
6 13 (14.13%) Oracle
6 13 (14.13%) E-Commerce
7 12 (13.04%) Six Sigma
7 12 (13.04%) Microsoft
7 12 (13.04%) Agile Software Development
8 11 (11.96%) Publishing
8 11 (11.96%) Degree
8 11 (11.96%) Change Management
8 11 (11.96%) IIBA
8 11 (11.96%) Business Process Improvement
8 11 (11.96%) Process Improvement
9 10 (10.87%) Business Intelligence
9 10 (10.87%) Dynamics AX
9 10 (10.87%) Retail
9 10 (10.87%) Data Analysis
10 9 (9.783%) ERP
10 9 (9.783%) C#
10 9 (9.783%) DRM
10 9 (9.783%) PRINCE
10 9 (9.783%) Waterfall
11 8 (8.696%) Java
11 8 (8.696%) SQL Server

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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 7 (7.609%) XML
1 7 (7.609%) XSLT
2 5 (5.435%) WebSphere
3 3 (3.261%) .NET
4 2 (2.174%) CSS
4 2 (2.174%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 2 (2.174%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.087%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (4.348%) MS Excel
2 3 (3.261%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 10 (10.87%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.087%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.087%) Oracle Financials
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.696%) SQL Server
2 7 (7.609%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (5.435%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 5 (5.435%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 5 (5.435%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 4 (4.348%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (3.261%) Oracle 8/8i
5 3 (3.261%) Data Mining
5 3 (3.261%) QlikView
6 2 (2.174%) Big Data
7 1 (1.087%) SQL Server 2008
General
1 18 (19.57%) Finance
2 11 (11.96%) Publishing
3 10 (10.87%) Retail
4 5 (5.435%) Telecoms
5 4 (4.348%) Manufacturing
5 4 (4.348%) Banking
6 2 (2.174%) Billing
6 2 (2.174%) Music
7 1 (1.087%) Marketing
7 1 (1.087%) Catalan Language
7 1 (1.087%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 11 (11.96%) IIBA
2 3 (3.261%) Management Information System
2 3 (3.261%) Digital Media
3 2 (2.174%) SaaS
3 2 (2.174%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (1.087%) Statistics
4 1 (1.087%) Computer Science
4 1 (1.087%) Economics
4 1 (1.087%) Handset
4 1 (1.087%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.087%) Windows
1 1 (1.087%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (52.17%) Business Analysis
2 18 (19.57%) UML
3 16 (17.39%) Use Case
4 15 (16.30%) PRINCE2
4 15 (16.30%) Project Management
5 13 (14.13%) E-Commerce
6 12 (13.04%) Six Sigma
6 12 (13.04%) Agile Software Development
7 11 (11.96%) Change Management
7 11 (11.96%) Business Process Improvement
7 11 (11.96%) Process Improvement
8 10 (10.87%) Business Intelligence
8 10 (10.87%) Data Analysis
9 9 (9.783%) ERP
9 9 (9.783%) DRM
9 9 (9.783%) PRINCE
9 9 (9.783%) Waterfall
10 8 (8.696%) Stakeholder Management
11 7 (7.609%) RUP
12 6 (6.522%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 16 (17.39%) SQL
2 9 (9.783%) C#
3 8 (8.696%) Java
4 2 (2.174%) JavaScript
4 2 (2.174%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (21.74%) ISEB
2 11 (11.96%) Degree
3 4 (4.348%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
3 4 (4.348%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 1 (1.087%) PRINCE2 Certification
Systems Management
1 1 (1.087%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 13 (14.13%) Oracle
2 12 (13.04%) Microsoft
3 7 (7.609%) Cognos
3 7 (7.609%) IBM
4 6 (6.522%) Business Objects
5 3 (3.261%) ATG
5 3 (3.261%) PeopleSoft
5 3 (3.261%) SAP
5 3 (3.261%) HP
5 3 (3.261%) Salesforce.com
5 3 (3.261%) Demandware
6 2 (2.174%) hybris
6 2 (2.174%) JD Edwards
6 2 (2.174%) Lombardi
7 1 (1.087%) VMware
7 1 (1.087%) Sage
Oxfordshire
Key skills required; - Experience of Prince2... - Stakeholder management... Experience in a Prince 2 environment is essential. This is a great opportunity for the successful candidate to use both...
Big Red Recruitment
Salary: From £35,000 to £39,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Oxfordshire
The successful Technical business analyst / Technical consultant will have a good working knowledge of C#.net / ASP.Net development languages using Visual Studio and MS SQL Server databases.....
Tindall IT Resourcing
Salary: From £27,000 to £33,000 per annum GBP 33K +Bonus +Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013