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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs within the Scotland region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2932
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads177240
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.103 %
As % of the category below5.273 %4.607 %
Salaries quoted116159
Average minimum salary£34,833£32,954
Average salary£37,126£35,462
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Average maximum salary£39,419£37,971
UK excluding London average salary£40,159£41,286
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads33575210
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.943 %2.242 %
Salaries quoted23753273
Average minimum salary£34,426£31,946
Average salary£37,838£34,983
% change on same period last year+8.16 %
Average maximum salary£41,251£38,019
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Business Analyst UKBusiness Analyst
UK

Business Analyst
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Scotland Business Analyst Demand Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Scotland region.

Scotland Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GlasgowUp+3163£36,802+10.46 %
EdinburghDown-255£35,150-0.22 %
West LothianDown-149£52,000+36.91 %
AberdeenDown-98£40,000+26.98 %
DundeeDown-116£34,500+3.75 %
StirlingUp+155£27,900-41.26 %
FifeDown-95£37,200-
Perth and KinrossNew entry-4£38,500-
HighlandsNew entry-2£35,000-
TaysideUp+81--
StrathclydeNew entry-1£55,000-
Business Analyst UKBusiness Analyst
UK

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

1123 (36.39 %)Finance
283 (24.56 %)Business Analysis
352 (15.38 %)Project Management
451 (15.09 %)User Acceptance Testing
546 (13.61 %)SQL
641 (12.13 %)UML
738 (11.24 %)Business Intelligence
834 (10.06 %)BusinessObjects
834 (10.06 %)Business Objects
933 (9.763 %)Oracle
933 (9.763 %)Degree
1030 (8.876 %)Asset Management
1030 (8.876 %)Change Management
1030 (8.876 %)Stakeholder Management
1129 (8.580 %)Investment Management
1227 (7.988 %)Use Case
1326 (7.692 %)SAP
1425 (7.396 %)Data Modelling
1425 (7.396 %)Systems Analysis
1524 (7.101 %)Data Analysis
1524 (7.101 %)Microsoft
1623 (6.805 %)GAP Analysis
1623 (6.805 %)Front Office
1721 (6.213 %)ERP
1820 (5.917 %)MS Excel
1820 (5.917 %)MS Office
1916 (4.734 %)Crystal Reports
2015 (4.438 %)Pensions
2114 (4.142 %)VB
2114 (4.142 %)VBA

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (1.479 %)XML
24 (1.183 %).NET
33 (0.888 %)XSLT
33 (0.888 %)HTML
42 (0.592 %)WebSphere
51 (0.296 %)WebServices
Scotland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (3.254 %)Lotus Notes
26 (1.775 %)SAS
Scotland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (5.917 %)MS Office
120 (5.917 %)MS Excel
29 (2.663 %)MS Project
34 (1.183 %)MS Visio
42 (0.592 %)MS PowerPoint
Scotland IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (2.071 %)SAP Oil and Gas
25 (1.479 %)SAP PM
25 (1.479 %)SimCorp Dimension
25 (1.479 %)SAP HR
33 (0.888 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
33 (0.888 %)Oracle ERP
42 (0.592 %)HiPortfolio
42 (0.592 %)SAP ERP
51 (0.296 %)Dynamics CRM
51 (0.296 %)Movex
51 (0.296 %)SAP FI/CO
51 (0.296 %)SAP CO
51 (0.296 %)Axapta
51 (0.296 %)Navision
51 (0.296 %)SAP FI
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (3.846 %)Intranet
211 (3.254 %)Internet
32 (0.592 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.296 %)Extranet
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
134 (10.06 %)BusinessObjects
216 (4.734 %)Crystal Reports
312 (3.550 %)SQL Server
312 (3.550 %)Datawarehouse
312 (3.550 %)Oracle Discoverer
48 (2.367 %)SQL Server 2005
48 (2.367 %)MS Access
57 (2.071 %)SAP BW
65 (1.479 %)Oracle 8/8i
65 (1.479 %)DTS
73 (0.888 %)OLAP
73 (0.888 %)Oracle OLAP
82 (0.592 %)BusinessObjects XI
82 (0.592 %)Oracle Reports
91 (0.296 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
91 (0.296 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.296 %)Data Cleansing
91 (0.296 %)Hyperion Essbase
91 (0.296 %)RDBMS
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.296 %)Rational Rose
11 (0.296 %)XDE
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1123 (36.39 %)Finance
223 (6.805 %)Front Office
315 (4.438 %)Pensions
414 (4.142 %)Back Office
513 (3.846 %)Banking
612 (3.550 %)Billing
612 (3.550 %)Telecoms
711 (3.254 %)Manufacturing
85 (1.479 %)Education
85 (1.479 %)Health
94 (1.183 %)Investment Banking
94 (1.183 %)FMCG
103 (0.888 %)Games
103 (0.888 %)Legal
112 (0.592 %)Government
112 (0.592 %)Financial Institution
112 (0.592 %)Marketing
121 (0.296 %)Pharmaceutical
121 (0.296 %)International Banking
121 (0.296 %)Insurance
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (2.367 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
23 (0.888 %)Management Information System
31 (0.296 %)Informatics
31 (0.296 %)Computer Science
31 (0.296 %)IBM Mainframe
31 (0.296 %)W3C
31 (0.296 %)Mainframe
31 (0.296 %)Client/Server
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (3.550 %)Windows
112 (3.550 %)Windows 2000
112 (3.550 %)Windows XP
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
183 (24.56 %)Business Analysis
252 (15.38 %)Project Management
351 (15.09 %)User Acceptance Testing
441 (12.13 %)UML
538 (11.24 %)Business Intelligence
630 (8.876 %)Change Management
630 (8.876 %)Stakeholder Management
630 (8.876 %)Asset Management
729 (8.580 %)Investment Management
827 (7.988 %)Use Case
925 (7.396 %)Systems Analysis
925 (7.396 %)Data Modelling
1024 (7.101 %)Data Analysis
1123 (6.805 %)GAP Analysis
1221 (6.213 %)ERP
1312 (3.550 %)Software Testing
1312 (3.550 %)Fund Management
1410 (2.959 %)System Testing
1410 (2.959 %)PRINCE2
159 (2.663 %)Migration
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (13.61 %)SQL
214 (4.142 %)VB
214 (4.142 %)VBA
34 (1.183 %)PL/SQL
43 (0.888 %)Transact-SQL
52 (0.592 %)VB6
61 (0.296 %)VB.NET
61 (0.296 %)ABAP
61 (0.296 %)Java
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
133 (9.763 %)Degree
27 (2.071 %)MBA
36 (1.775 %)ISEB
44 (1.183 %)PMP
44 (1.183 %)PMI Certification
52 (0.592 %)PRINCE2 Certification
52 (0.592 %)ITIL Certification
52 (0.592 %)CISA
52 (0.592 %)MIIA
52 (0.592 %)QiCA
52 (0.592 %)MBCS
61 (0.296 %)CIMA
61 (0.296 %)ACCA
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.296 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
11 (0.296 %)GAAP
11 (0.296 %)QA
Scotland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.296 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
134 (10.06 %)Business Objects
233 (9.763 %)Oracle
326 (7.692 %)SAP
424 (7.101 %)Microsoft
514 (4.142 %)Cognos
611 (3.254 %)PeopleSoft
611 (3.254 %)Lotus
75 (1.479 %)SimCorp
82 (0.592 %)Charles River
82 (0.592 %)IBM
91 (0.296 %)Reuters
91 (0.296 %)Informatica
91 (0.296 %)Casewise