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

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 58 17 25
Rank change year-on-year
-41 +8
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 17 52 66
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Suffolk 2.453% 9.269% 10.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.519% 9.369% 11.02%
Number of salaries quoted 16 50 60
Average salary £42,500 £37,500 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+13.33% -16.66%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.65% +2.50%
All Job Titles
Suffolk
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
675 555 599
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Suffolk 97.40% 98.93% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 616 487 526
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +15.38%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £23,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
East of England

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 21 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
Ipswich -18 6 £32,500 -14.47%
Business Analyst
East of England

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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 15 (39.47%) Degree
1 15 (39.47%) Use Case
2 12 (31.58%) UML
3 11 (28.95%) Microsoft
3 11 (28.95%) ISEB
4 10 (26.32%) Agile Software Development
5 7 (18.42%) Finance
6 5 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (13.16%) SQL
6 5 (13.16%) User Stories
7 4 (10.53%) Business Analysis
7 4 (10.53%) Data Analysis
8 3 (7.895%) ERP
8 3 (7.895%) Data Modelling
9 2 (5.263%) Waterfall
9 2 (5.263%) Lean Six Sigma
9 2 (5.263%) Data Mapping
9 2 (5.263%) Mathematics
9 2 (5.263%) Test Scripting
9 2 (5.263%) WSH
9 2 (5.263%) MS Office
9 2 (5.263%) Risk Management
9 2 (5.263%) Systems Analysis
9 2 (5.263%) Six Sigma
10 1 (2.632%) Project Management
10 1 (2.632%) Process Management
10 1 (2.632%) Management Information System
10 1 (2.632%) PRINCE2
10 1 (2.632%) N-Tier
10 1 (2.632%) MS Visio

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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 2 (5.263%) WSH
Applications
1 2 (5.263%) MS Office
2 1 (2.632%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.632%) MS Excel
General
1 7 (18.42%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.263%) Mathematics
2 1 (2.632%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.632%) N-Tier
2 1 (2.632%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (39.47%) Use Case
2 12 (31.58%) UML
3 10 (26.32%) Agile Software Development
4 5 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (13.16%) User Stories
5 4 (10.53%) Business Analysis
5 4 (10.53%) Data Analysis
6 3 (7.895%) ERP
6 3 (7.895%) Data Modelling
7 2 (5.263%) Waterfall
7 2 (5.263%) Lean Six Sigma
7 2 (5.263%) Data Mapping
7 2 (5.263%) Test Scripting
7 2 (5.263%) Risk Management
7 2 (5.263%) Systems Analysis
7 2 (5.263%) Six Sigma
8 1 (2.632%) Project Management
8 1 (2.632%) Process Management
8 1 (2.632%) PRINCE2
8 1 (2.632%) BPMN
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.16%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (39.47%) Degree
2 11 (28.95%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.632%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (28.95%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.632%) CheckPoint
Ipswich, East Anglia
Scope of the role: You will be allocated to specific analytical tasks from the project and change portfolio and will adhere to the client's Project Management method.....
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Salary: £28000.00 - £31000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Ipswich, Suffolk
Scope of the role: You will be allocated to specific analytical tasks from the project and change portfolio and will adhere to the client's Project Management method.....
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Salary: £28000.00 - £31000.00 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013