The first table below looks at the demand for the Business Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Southampton 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 17 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 Southampton region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 63 48 57
Rank change year-on-year
-15 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 20 43 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 2.395% 4.599% 2.121%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.451% 4.705% 2.192%
Number of salaries quoted 19 39 13
Average salary £45,000 £43,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.65% +1.17%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £36,000 £31,600
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £50,000 £51,200
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.03% +3.12%
All Job Titles
Southampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
816 914 593
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Southampton 97.72% 97.75% 96.74%
Number of salaries quoted 744 857 537
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,800 £23,000 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
Hampshire

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Southampton 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 Southampton region.

Southampton Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Southampton region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Southampton Business Analyst Salary Histogram

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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 (34.48%) Agile Software Development
2 9 (31.03%) Retail
3 8 (27.59%) E-Commerce
4 7 (24.14%) Business Analysis
5 6 (20.69%) Project Management
5 6 (20.69%) Requirements Management
6 5 (17.24%) Migration
6 5 (17.24%) ATG
6 5 (17.24%) ISO 9001
6 5 (17.24%) Salesforce.com
6 5 (17.24%) Google Apps
6 5 (17.24%) hybris
6 5 (17.24%) Kindle
6 5 (17.24%) Data Migration
6 5 (17.24%) Magento
6 5 (17.24%) Apex Code
6 5 (17.24%) Google
7 4 (13.79%) Google App Engine
7 4 (13.79%) Force.com
7 4 (13.79%) Use Case
7 4 (13.79%) SQLite
7 4 (13.79%) Web Application Development
7 4 (13.79%) HTML5
7 4 (13.79%) Python
7 4 (13.79%) HTML
7 4 (13.79%) Java
7 4 (13.79%) Perl
7 4 (13.79%) CSS
7 4 (13.79%) PRINCE2
7 4 (13.79%) Scrum

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Southampton 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 4 (13.79%) HTML
1 4 (13.79%) CSS
1 4 (13.79%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 5 (17.24%) Magento
2 4 (13.79%) Force.com
2 4 (13.79%) Google App Engine
Applications
1 5 (17.24%) Google Apps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (13.79%) SQLite
General
1 9 (31.03%) Retail
2 1 (3.448%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.24%) Kindle
2 1 (3.448%) EPoS
2 1 (3.448%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (34.48%) Agile Software Development
2 8 (27.59%) E-Commerce
3 7 (24.14%) Business Analysis
4 6 (20.69%) Requirements Management
4 6 (20.69%) Project Management
5 5 (17.24%) Migration
5 5 (17.24%) Data Migration
6 4 (13.79%) Web Application Development
6 4 (13.79%) Use Case
6 4 (13.79%) PRINCE2
6 4 (13.79%) Scrum
7 3 (10.34%) Workflow
7 3 (10.34%) User Stories
8 2 (6.897%) System Testing
8 2 (6.897%) UML
8 2 (6.897%) Data Modelling
9 1 (3.448%) Stakeholder Management
9 1 (3.448%) Wealth Management
9 1 (3.448%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 5 (17.24%) Apex Code
2 4 (13.79%) Java
2 4 (13.79%) Perl
2 4 (13.79%) Python
2 4 (13.79%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 3 (10.34%) ISEB
2 1 (3.448%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (3.448%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.24%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) Salesforce.com
1 5 (17.24%) ATG
1 5 (17.24%) Google
1 5 (17.24%) hybris
2 2 (6.897%) Microsoft