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The table below looks at the demand for the IT Business Analyst role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited IT Business Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 IT Business Analyst
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank743758
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads149236
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.086 %0.102 %
As % of the category below0.096 %0.109 %
Salaries quoted121169
Average minimum salary£41,681£44,532
Average salary£44,600£46,566
% change on same period last year-4.22 %
Average maximum salary£47,519£48,601
UK excluding London average salary£36,941£40,786
% change on same period last year-9.42 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads155435216039
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled89.98 %92.97 %
Salaries quoted129673172751
Average minimum salary£39,078£40,596
Average salary£42,746£44,398
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum salary£46,414£48,200
UK excluding London average salary£38,208£39,261
% change on same period last year-2.68 %

IT Business Analyst
Demand Trend

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

IT Business Analyst Demand Trend

IT Business Analyst
Salary Trend

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

IT Business Analyst Salary Trend

IT Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

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

IT Business Analyst Salary Histogram

IT Business Analyst
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Business Analyst within the UK 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
EnglandUp+25141£44,630-5.29 %
LondonUp+4871£53,000-4.49 %
South EastUp+3322£40,844-4.45 %
North WestUp+1917£32,882-32.80 %
South WestUp+3416£39,385+1.20 %
City of LondonDown-3514£56,000-15.34 %
BristolUp+210£36,900-9.72 %
East of EnglandUp+158£35,438-12.08 %
ManchesterUp+248£33,750-32.63 %
BerkshireUp+368£43,250+15.11 %
HampshireUp+37£55,000+22.22 %
SouthamptonNew entry-7£55,000-
BathNew entry-5£40,000-
SurreyUp+175£38,750-22.18 %
SomersetNew entry-5£40,000-
YorkshireUp+144£36,667+35.80 %
East MidlandsUp+84£33,000-16.30 %
ScotlandUp+254--
HertfordshireUp+174£34,000-17.87 %
CheshireDown-44£31,750-29.44 %
PortsmouthNo change04--
Docklands, LondonUp+434£48,125-25.96 %
ReadingUp+284£42,750+15.02 %
ColchesterNew entry-3£38,333-
SheffieldNew entry-3£35,000-
South YorkshireNew entry-3£35,000-
EssexUp+63£38,333-9.80 %
SwindonUp+52£42,500-
WiltshireUp+42£42,500-
LeicestershireUp+62£32,500+1.56 %

IT Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited IT 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 IT Business Analyst in their job title.

1106 (33.44 %)Business Analysis
298 (30.91 %)Finance
370 (22.08 %)Project Management
450 (15.77 %)Banking
547 (14.83 %)UML
637 (11.67 %)PRINCE2
735 (11.04 %)Back Office
834 (10.73 %)Workflow
834 (10.73 %)Front Office
834 (10.73 %)SQL
834 (10.73 %)Data Modelling
928 (8.833 %)Investment Banking
1027 (8.517 %)Retail
1124 (7.571 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
1124 (7.571 %)Degree
1222 (6.940 %)Financial Institution
1321 (6.625 %)User Acceptance Testing
1321 (6.625 %)Law
1321 (6.625 %)Legal
1321 (6.625 %)Fixed Income
1420 (6.309 %)Fund Management
1519 (5.994 %)Insurance
1519 (5.994 %)Business Intelligence
1618 (5.678 %)Investment Management
1618 (5.678 %)Pensions
1717 (5.363 %)Microsoft
1816 (5.047 %)Datawarehouse
1816 (5.047 %)Health
1816 (5.047 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
1914 (4.416 %)Use Case

IT Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited IT 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 IT Business Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (4.416 %)XML
210 (3.155 %).NET
32 (0.631 %)WebServices
41 (0.315 %)ASP.NET
41 (0.315 %)Middleware
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (3.155 %)CMS
110 (3.155 %)SharePoint Server 2007
24 (1.262 %)Lotus Notes
33 (0.946 %)SharePoint
42 (0.631 %)SharePoint Portal Server
51 (0.315 %)Office Project Server
51 (0.315 %)MS Exchange
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (4.101 %)MS Visio
212 (3.785 %)MS Project
310 (3.155 %)MS Office
310 (3.155 %)MS Excel
41 (0.315 %)Spreadsheet
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.631 %)SAP HR
12 (0.631 %)Endur
12 (0.631 %)Movex
12 (0.631 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (0.315 %)Oracle Applications
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (3.785 %)Intranet
28 (2.524 %)Internet
32 (0.631 %)Firewall
41 (0.315 %)TCP/IP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (5.047 %)Datawarehouse
211 (3.470 %)SQL Server
31 (0.315 %)Oracle 9i
31 (0.315 %)RDBMS
31 (0.315 %)BusinessObjects
31 (0.315 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.315 %)EDMS
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.893 %)Rational Rose
24 (1.262 %)Synon
33 (0.946 %)ClearQuest
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
198 (30.91 %)Finance
250 (15.77 %)Banking
335 (11.04 %)Back Office
434 (10.73 %)Front Office
528 (8.833 %)Investment Banking
627 (8.517 %)Retail
722 (6.940 %)Financial Institution
821 (6.625 %)Law
821 (6.625 %)Legal
919 (5.994 %)Insurance
1018 (5.678 %)Pensions
1116 (5.047 %)Health
1211 (3.470 %)Marketing
138 (2.524 %)Government
138 (2.524 %)Manufacturing
147 (2.208 %)Telecoms
156 (1.893 %)Games
165 (1.577 %)Education
165 (1.577 %)FMCG
173 (0.946 %)Pharmaceutical
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (7.571 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
221 (6.625 %)Fixed Income
314 (4.416 %)Credit Risk
48 (2.524 %)EPoS
57 (2.208 %)Market Risk
66 (1.893 %)Derivative
66 (1.893 %)Equities
75 (1.577 %)Management Information System
82 (0.631 %)AS400
82 (0.631 %)Credit Derivative
82 (0.631 %)Pharmacovigilance
82 (0.631 %)Russian Language
82 (0.631 %)PMI
91 (0.315 %)Interest Rate Derivative
91 (0.315 %)Computer Science
91 (0.315 %)Mainframe
91 (0.315 %)Client/Server
91 (0.315 %)N-Tier
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (4.101 %)UNIX
113 (4.101 %)Windows
210 (3.155 %)Windows NT
32 (0.631 %)Linux
41 (0.315 %)Solaris
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1106 (33.44 %)Business Analysis
270 (22.08 %)Project Management
347 (14.83 %)UML
437 (11.67 %)PRINCE2
534 (10.73 %)Data Modelling
534 (10.73 %)Workflow
621 (6.625 %)User Acceptance Testing
720 (6.309 %)Fund Management
819 (5.994 %)Business Intelligence
918 (5.678 %)Investment Management
1016 (5.047 %)Cost-Benefit Analysis
1114 (4.416 %)Data Analysis
1114 (4.416 %)Use Case
1114 (4.416 %)Data Management
1213 (4.101 %)Agile Software Development
1310 (3.155 %)BPMN
149 (2.839 %)Asset Management
149 (2.839 %)ERP
158 (2.524 %)SSADM
158 (2.524 %)RUP
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (10.73 %)SQL
210 (3.155 %)C
33 (0.946 %)VB
42 (0.631 %)PL/SQL
42 (0.631 %)VBA
42 (0.631 %)C#
51 (0.315 %)Java
51 (0.315 %)Transact-SQL
51 (0.315 %)VB.NET
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (7.571 %)Degree
26 (1.893 %)ISEB
34 (1.262 %)PRINCE2 Certification
43 (0.946 %)PMP
43 (0.946 %)PMI Certification
52 (0.631 %)Microsoft Certification
52 (0.631 %)Siebel Certification
61 (0.315 %)CISSP
61 (0.315 %)ACCA
61 (0.315 %)CISM
61 (0.315 %)CIMA
61 (0.315 %)CFA
61 (0.315 %)ITIL Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (1.893 %)QA
23 (0.946 %)Basel II
32 (0.631 %)MiFID
32 (0.631 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
41 (0.315 %)SLA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (1.577 %)Active Directory
21 (0.315 %)ISA Server
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (5.363 %)Microsoft
29 (2.839 %)SAP
36 (1.893 %)Calypso
45 (1.577 %)Fidessa
45 (1.577 %)Siebel
45 (1.577 %)Bloomberg
54 (1.262 %)Lotus
54 (1.262 %)Reuters
54 (1.262 %)Oracle
54 (1.262 %)Sybase
62 (0.631 %)OpenLink
71 (0.315 %)LatentZero
71 (0.315 %)Agresso
71 (0.315 %)Charles River
71 (0.315 %)Business Objects
71 (0.315 %)SmartStream
71 (0.315 %)Murex