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The table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs within the South Wales 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
Rank5136
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads4973
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.031 %
As % of the category below3.533 %4.252 %
Salaries quoted4469
Average minimum salary£32,241£31,387
Average salary£36,612£35,417
% change on same period last year+3.37 %
Average maximum salary£40,983£39,448
UK excluding London average salary£40,159£41,286
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads13871717
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.803 %0.739 %
Salaries quoted13121579
Average minimum salary£31,958£30,791
Average salary£35,930£34,709
% change on same period last year+3.51 %
Average maximum salary£39,901£38,627
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %
Business Analyst WalesBusiness Analyst
Wales

Business Analyst
Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

South Wales 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 South Wales 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
CardiffDown-1837£34,688-1.05 %
NewportUp+128£40,630+16.08 %
TorfaenNew entry-1£30,500-
GlamorganNew entry-1£30,000-
Business Analyst WalesBusiness Analyst
Wales

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

130 (37.97 %)Finance
224 (30.38 %)SQL
319 (24.05 %)PL/SQL
319 (24.05 %)Crystal Reports
319 (24.05 %)Business Objects
319 (24.05 %)Oracle
319 (24.05 %)Oracle 10g
319 (24.05 %)BusinessObjects
418 (22.78 %)UML
515 (18.99 %)Business Analysis
515 (18.99 %)Workflow
613 (16.46 %)Business Intelligence
613 (16.46 %)SharePoint Server 2007
711 (13.92 %)Microsoft
711 (13.92 %)Banking
810 (12.66 %)CMS
810 (12.66 %)PRINCE2
810 (12.66 %)Degree
810 (12.66 %)BPMN
99 (11.39 %)Law
108 (10.13 %)Legal
108 (10.13 %)Practice Management
117 (8.861 %)Project Management
125 (6.329 %)Systems Analysis
125 (6.329 %)Insurance
134 (5.063 %).NET
134 (5.063 %)Change Management
134 (5.063 %)GAP Analysis
134 (5.063 %)MS Visio
143 (3.797 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (5.063 %).NET
21 (1.266 %)ASP
21 (1.266 %)WebServices
21 (1.266 %)XML
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (16.46 %)SharePoint Server 2007
210 (12.66 %)CMS
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (5.063 %)MS Visio
21 (1.266 %)MS Office
21 (1.266 %)MS Excel
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.266 %)HTTP
11 (1.266 %)Internet
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (24.05 %)Crystal Reports
119 (24.05 %)Oracle 10g
119 (24.05 %)BusinessObjects
21 (1.266 %)MS Access
21 (1.266 %)SQL Server
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.266 %)Rational Rose
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (37.97 %)Finance
211 (13.92 %)Banking
39 (11.39 %)Law
48 (10.13 %)Legal
55 (6.329 %)Insurance
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (1.266 %)Windows
11 (1.266 %)Windows 2000
11 (1.266 %)Windows NT
11 (1.266 %)Windows XP
11 (1.266 %)Windows 2000 Server
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (22.78 %)UML
215 (18.99 %)Workflow
215 (18.99 %)Business Analysis
313 (16.46 %)Business Intelligence
410 (12.66 %)PRINCE2
410 (12.66 %)BPMN
58 (10.13 %)Practice Management
67 (8.861 %)Project Management
75 (6.329 %)Systems Analysis
84 (5.063 %)Change Management
84 (5.063 %)GAP Analysis
93 (3.797 %)Workflow Management
93 (3.797 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
93 (3.797 %)Use Case
102 (2.532 %)Security Cleared
102 (2.532 %)Scrum
102 (2.532 %)RUP
111 (1.266 %)Service Delivery
111 (1.266 %)User Acceptance Testing
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (30.38 %)SQL
219 (24.05 %)PL/SQL
32 (2.532 %)JavaScript
32 (2.532 %)Transact-SQL
32 (2.532 %)VBScript
32 (2.532 %)VB
32 (2.532 %)VB.NET
41 (1.266 %)PHP
41 (1.266 %)Java
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (12.66 %)Degree
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.266 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (24.05 %)Oracle
119 (24.05 %)Business Objects
211 (13.92 %)Microsoft
32 (2.532 %)Metastorm