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

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 20 25 -
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 9 6 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Preston 7.627% 4.724% -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.965% 5.455% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 5 0
Average salary £53,000 £26,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+103.84% -
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.65% +2.50%
All Job Titles
Preston
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
113 110 46
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Preston 95.76% 86.61% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 106 102 36
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +8.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,000 £26,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £41,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
Lancashire

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Preston region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Preston Business Analyst Salary Histogram

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Preston 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 9 (64.29%) Finance
2 6 (42.86%) UML
3 5 (35.71%) CRM
3 5 (35.71%) ERP
4 4 (28.57%) Data Modelling
4 4 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (28.57%) E-Commerce
4 4 (28.57%) RUP
4 4 (28.57%) PRINCE
5 3 (21.43%) Automotive
5 3 (21.43%) Business Objects
5 3 (21.43%) Oracle
5 3 (21.43%) Logistics
5 3 (21.43%) User Acceptance Testing
6 2 (14.29%) Lean Six Sigma
6 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
6 2 (14.29%) Data Validation
6 2 (14.29%) SQL
6 2 (14.29%) Crystal Reports
6 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2
6 2 (14.29%) Cognos
6 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (14.29%) ISEB
6 2 (14.29%) Citrix
6 2 (14.29%) Validation
6 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (14.29%) Project Management
6 2 (14.29%) Six Sigma
7 1 (7.143%) BPR
7 1 (7.143%) Data Security

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (28.57%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (14.29%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (7.143%) SQL Server
General
1 9 (64.29%) Finance
2 3 (21.43%) Automotive
3 1 (7.143%) Banking
3 1 (7.143%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) UML
2 5 (35.71%) CRM
2 5 (35.71%) ERP
3 4 (28.57%) Data Modelling
3 4 (28.57%) E-Commerce
3 4 (28.57%) RUP
3 4 (28.57%) PRINCE
4 3 (21.43%) Logistics
4 3 (21.43%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (14.29%) Lean Six Sigma
5 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
5 2 (14.29%) Data Validation
5 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2
5 2 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (14.29%) Validation
5 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (14.29%) Project Management
5 2 (14.29%) Six Sigma
6 1 (7.143%) BPR
6 1 (7.143%) Data Security
Programming Languages
1 2 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) ISEB
2 1 (7.143%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Business Objects
1 3 (21.43%) Oracle
2 2 (14.29%) Cognos
2 2 (14.29%) Citrix