The first table below looks at the demand for the Analyst role in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Wales region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Analyst
Rank 4 4 5
Rank change year-on-year
0 +1
Permanent jobs requiring an Analyst 299 284 202
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 23.86% 24.11% 19.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 24.39% 24.74% 21.02%
Number of salaries quoted 269 261 189
Average salary £34,000 £31,425 £29,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+8.19% +8.36%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £20,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £40,200 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
All Job Titles
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1226 1148 961
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 97.85% 97.45% 94.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1106 1015 881
Average salary £35,000 £33,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.47% -4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £50,000 £46,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Analyst
UK

Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wales Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Wales Analyst Salary Trend

Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Analyst across the Wales region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Wales Analyst Salary Histogram

Analyst
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Wales region over the 3 months to 22 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
South Wales 0 240 £35,000 +11.11%
North Wales +4 29 £37,000 +94.73%
West Wales +4 12 £32,500 +8.33%
Analyst
UK

Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited 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 Analyst in their job title.

1 136 (29.37%) SQL
2 85 (18.36%) ITIL
3 76 (16.41%) .NET
4 72 (15.55%) Finance
5 70 (15.12%) Windows
6 57 (12.31%) Degree
7 56 (12.10%) SQL Server
8 55 (11.88%) Microsoft
9 54 (11.66%) Oracle
10 46 (9.935%) Agile Software Development
11 40 (8.639%) MS Excel
12 38 (8.207%) VB
12 38 (8.207%) QA
13 34 (7.343%) C#
14 32 (6.911%) PL/SQL
14 32 (6.911%) UNIX
14 32 (6.911%) Security Cleared
15 31 (6.695%) Banking
15 31 (6.695%) Active Directory
16 30 (6.479%) Change Management
16 30 (6.479%) Java
17 29 (6.263%) Business Intelligence
17 29 (6.263%) Business Analysis
18 28 (6.048%) ISEB
18 28 (6.048%) VMware
19 27 (5.832%) HTML
19 27 (5.832%) XML
20 26 (5.616%) SLA
20 26 (5.616%) Test Scripting
21 25 (5.400%) PCI QSA

Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region that cited 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 Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 76 (16.41%) .NET
2 27 (5.832%) HTML
2 27 (5.832%) XML
3 22 (4.752%) CGI
4 14 (3.024%) ASP.NET
5 12 (2.592%) jQuery
6 10 (2.160%) J2EE
7 9 (1.944%) Web Services
7 9 (1.944%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
7 9 (1.944%) .NET Framework
8 7 (1.512%) CSS
8 7 (1.512%) JSP
9 5 (1.080%) SOAP
10 4 (0.864%) Silverlight
10 4 (0.864%) Spring
10 4 (0.864%) EJB 3.0
10 4 (0.864%) REST
10 4 (0.864%) soapUI
10 4 (0.864%) Struts
10 4 (0.864%) EJB
Application Platforms
1 17 (3.672%) MS Exchange
2 13 (2.808%) Exchange Server 2007
3 11 (2.376%) SAS
4 9 (1.944%) Exchange Server 2003
5 8 (1.728%) Oracle Application Server
5 8 (1.728%) WebLogic
6 6 (1.296%) IIS
6 6 (1.296%) CMS
7 5 (1.080%) Apache
8 4 (0.864%) Exchange Server 2010
8 4 (0.864%) SharePoint
9 3 (0.648%) NetWeaver
9 3 (0.648%) Exchange Server 2013
10 2 (0.432%) Papyrus
10 2 (0.432%) Documentum
11 1 (0.216%) Oracle Workflow
11 1 (0.216%) ESB
Applications
1 40 (8.639%) MS Excel
2 22 (4.752%) MS Office
3 16 (3.456%) S-PLUS
4 6 (1.296%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.216%) MS Project
5 1 (0.216%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 17 (3.672%) INSURE/90
2 1 (0.216%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.216%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.216%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.216%) SAP SRM
2 1 (0.216%) SalesLogix
Communications & Networking
1 22 (4.752%) Firewall
2 21 (4.536%) VPN
3 20 (4.320%) WAN
3 20 (4.320%) LAN
4 17 (3.672%) Network Security
5 10 (2.160%) Internet
6 8 (1.728%) DNS
7 7 (1.512%) OSPF
8 6 (1.296%) Wireless
9 5 (1.080%) DHCP
9 5 (1.080%) SAN
10 4 (0.864%) IP Telephony
11 3 (0.648%) TCP/IP
12 2 (0.432%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.432%) VoIP
12 2 (0.432%) IPv6
12 2 (0.432%) MPLS
12 2 (0.432%) Wi-Fi
13 1 (0.216%) Cisco ASA
13 1 (0.216%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (12.10%) SQL Server
2 19 (4.104%) Oracle Reports
2 19 (4.104%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 18 (3.888%) QlikView
4 15 (3.240%) DB2
4 15 (3.240%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 14 (3.024%) RDBMS
6 13 (2.808%) MS Access
7 12 (2.592%) SQL Server 2005
7 12 (2.592%) SQL Server 2008
8 11 (2.376%) MySQL
9 9 (1.944%) SQL Server 7
9 9 (1.944%) SQL Server 2000
10 8 (1.728%) Oracle 10g
11 7 (1.512%) Oracle 11g
12 6 (1.296%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.864%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 2 (0.432%) Base SAS
14 2 (0.432%) Crystal Reports
15 1 (0.216%) Essbase
Development Applications
1 19 (4.104%) Team Foundation Server
2 17 (3.672%) Oracle Forms
3 15 (3.240%) MSBuild
3 15 (3.240%) Visual Studio Team System
4 11 (2.376%) QuickTest Pro
5 8 (1.728%) Selenium
6 4 (0.864%) Synon
6 4 (0.864%) Visual Studio
7 3 (0.648%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.648%) Maven
8 2 (0.432%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.216%) JMeter
9 1 (0.216%) ClearQuest
9 1 (0.216%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.216%) WebDriver
General
1 72 (15.55%) Finance
2 31 (6.695%) Banking
3 22 (4.752%) Telecoms
4 18 (3.888%) Marketing
5 14 (3.024%) Retail
6 12 (2.592%) Manufacturing
7 11 (2.376%) Welsh Language
8 5 (1.080%) Legal
8 5 (1.080%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (0.864%) Law
10 3 (0.648%) Advertising
10 3 (0.648%) Retail Banking
11 2 (0.432%) Investment Banking
12 1 (0.216%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.216%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 19 (4.104%) Informatics
2 15 (3.240%) AS400
3 9 (1.944%) Management Information System
4 7 (1.512%) CMDB
5 6 (1.296%) Statistics
5 6 (1.296%) EPoS
6 5 (1.080%) Blackberry
6 5 (1.080%) Client/Server
6 5 (1.080%) Telematics
6 5 (1.080%) Credit Risk
6 5 (1.080%) Life Science
7 4 (0.864%) NHS
7 4 (0.864%) Clustering
7 4 (0.864%) Handset
8 3 (0.648%) DTV
8 3 (0.648%) Mobile Banking
9 2 (0.432%) Interactive TV
9 2 (0.432%) New Media
9 2 (0.432%) BBC
9 2 (0.432%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 70 (15.12%) Windows
2 32 (6.911%) UNIX
3 22 (4.752%) Linux
4 21 (4.536%) Windows Server 2008
5 13 (2.808%) Windows XP
6 12 (2.592%) Windows 7
7 10 (2.160%) Windows Server 2012
7 10 (2.160%) Windows Server 2003
8 6 (1.296%) Android
9 4 (0.864%) Apple iOS
10 3 (0.648%) AIX
10 3 (0.648%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.216%) VME
11 1 (0.216%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (18.36%) ITIL
2 46 (9.935%) Agile Software Development
3 30 (6.479%) Change Management
4 29 (6.263%) Business Intelligence
4 29 (6.263%) Business Analysis
5 26 (5.616%) Test Scripting
6 23 (4.968%) User Acceptance Testing
7 19 (4.104%) CRM
8 18 (3.888%) Network Design
8 18 (3.888%) SIEM
8 18 (3.888%) Vulnerability Management
8 18 (3.888%) Data Security
9 17 (3.672%) Test Strategy
9 17 (3.672%) Unit Testing
10 15 (3.240%) ITIL V3
10 15 (3.240%) Kimball Methodology
10 15 (3.240%) Inmon Methodology
11 14 (3.024%) Automated Testing
11 14 (3.024%) Test Automation
11 14 (3.024%) MVC
Programming Languages
1 136 (29.37%) SQL
2 38 (8.207%) VB
3 34 (7.343%) C#
4 32 (6.911%) PL/SQL
5 30 (6.479%) Java
6 23 (4.968%) VB.NET
7 22 (4.752%) VBA
8 21 (4.536%) RPG
8 21 (4.536%) JavaScript
9 20 (4.320%) T-SQL
10 17 (3.672%) RPG IV
10 17 (3.672%) VB6
11 12 (2.592%) RPG/400
12 10 (2.160%) VBScript
13 8 (1.728%) sed
13 8 (1.728%) Perl
13 8 (1.728%) AWK
14 3 (0.648%) C
14 3 (0.648%) ABAP
15 2 (0.432%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 57 (12.31%) Degree
2 32 (6.911%) Security Cleared
3 28 (6.048%) ISEB
4 25 (5.400%) PCI QSA
5 23 (4.968%) SC Cleared
6 9 (1.944%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.512%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (1.296%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (1.080%) MCSE
9 5 (1.080%) CCNP
9 5 (1.080%) ISTQB
10 4 (0.864%) MCITP
10 4 (0.864%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (0.864%) CCNA
10 4 (0.864%) MCP
11 1 (0.216%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (8.207%) QA
2 26 (5.616%) SLA
3 21 (4.536%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (4.320%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.432%) HL7
System Software
1 31 (6.695%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.080%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.864%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.216%) VMware ESX
4 1 (0.216%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.216%) XenApp
4 1 (0.216%) Microsoft Virtual Server
Systems Management
1 18 (3.888%) Nessus
2 7 (1.512%) SCCM
3 3 (0.648%) SCOM
3 3 (0.648%) SCVMM
4 2 (0.432%) HP Quality Center
4 2 (0.432%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.216%) NetBackup
5 1 (0.216%) Tivoli
5 1 (0.216%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 1 (0.216%) ARCserve
5 1 (0.216%) HP Data Protector
5 1 (0.216%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 55 (11.88%) Microsoft
2 54 (11.66%) Oracle
3 28 (6.048%) VMware
4 18 (3.888%) Qualys
4 18 (3.888%) Cisco
4 18 (3.888%) Salesforce.com
5 16 (3.456%) ArcSight
6 10 (2.160%) Citrix
7 9 (1.944%) SAP
8 8 (1.728%) Remedy
9 4 (0.864%) HP
9 4 (0.864%) IBM
9 4 (0.864%) Business Objects
9 4 (0.864%) Teradata
10 3 (0.648%) Red Hat
11 2 (0.432%) WatchGuard
11 2 (0.432%) Apple
11 2 (0.432%) Nortel
11 2 (0.432%) Dell
11 2 (0.432%) Intel
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
A unique opportunity has arisen within a leading organisation based in the South Wales area. The organisation requires a Business Analyst to join its thriving operation during a...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
Business Analyst Opus is looking for a Business Analyst to join a well branded organisation in the Cardiff area- If you are a Business Analyst looking to develop...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Key Skills: Business Analysis, Insurance... As an experienced Business Analyst, you must have: Excellent analytical and creative problem solving skills; Demonstrable experience with business and functional requirements analysis;...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £35K + Shares + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
The position is to improve development throughput by effective validation of requirements and specifications before passing to developers. The company are a MS house so an understanding of ...
Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £30000
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Work using relevant methodologies within an Agile environment... Company Details: The company is the market leader in their industry, with massive success gained from their eCommerce business. Our...
Net Talent
Salary: competitive + benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Bangor, Gwynedd
Have some experience with at least one of the following : Visual Studio, php, Java. * Have expertise working with Microsoft Active Directory as well as Microsoft server and application...
ComputerWorld Personnel Ltd
Salary: £26000 - £30000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
A leading global company based in Cardiff is looking for an experienced Business Analyst. This challenging role will involve working as a Business Analyst applying business needs to...
The People Network
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + pension, health, hols
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
There is an exciting new opportunity for a Senior Test analyst to join a successful software house based in Cardiff-This role will be ideal for someone who...
OPUS
Salary: GBP30000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
All candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance. Essential Skills: *SQL scripting (any of MS SQL Server / Oracle / MySQL) *Any Database admin experience; Analytical / investigative capability; Ability to...
JM
Salary: £33000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
South Wales
This role has SC clearance as mandatory due to the nature of the work... Any person unable to meet these requirements should not apply************ Experience & Qualifications Essential Skills:...
Streamline Connections
Salary: £25000 - £33000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: SAP Netweaver, ABAP, JAVA, SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, MaxDB, UNIX, Windows... As an experienced SAP Support Analyst, you must have: At least 3 years’ experience working...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £55K (incl. up to 10% Bonus) + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
South Wales
Senior SAP Support Analyst - Netweaver, DB2... * At least 3 years' experience working with SAP Netweaver ABAP stacks and JAVA stacks (6.40 or 7.xx)... * Good working knowledge...
CPS Group UK
Salary: £50000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
Essential requirements include: MS Windows Server 2003 (MCSE or MCSA certification or equivalent demonstrable experience) MS Windows Server 2008 (MCITP certification or equivalent demonstrable experience ) Network infrastructure configuration...
Consumer Futures
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
CARDIFF (with frequent UK travel), South Wales
Responsible for the staffing and smooth running of the IT service desk, you will mentor the IT Support Analysts in service delivery best practice and assist with on-...
Consumer Futures
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Key Skills: Active Directory, Group Policy, TCP/IP, LAN, WAN, DNS, WINS, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows 7, MS Exchange... As a skilled Network Analyst, you must have...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: Negotiable + Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Location: Caerphilly, South Wales. Rate: To £60K (incl. up to 10% Bonus) + Benefits. Key Skills: Networks, Support, Analyst, Cisco, CCNP, Routers, Switches, VPN. Our client, an IT managed...
Computer Recruiter Ltd
Salary: To £60K (incl. up to 10% Bonus) + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
An excellent opportunity has arisen within a leading organisation based in Cardiff. The organisation requires a Test Lead / Lead Tester to join its thriving Test team environment during...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £50000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Newport, Gwent
Our Information Management team, 230-strong over two sites, has a hugely important part to play in modernising and streamlining the Office for National Statistics... For the Office...
Office for National Statistics
Salary: From £25,460 to £31,180 per annum (plus benefits and pension)
Posted: 26 April 2013
Caerphilly, Mid Glamorgan
Security Operations Analyst - Network Security, PCI, ISO27001... Knowledge of Security networking products including firewalls, IDS/ IPS and VPN's plus... ITIL standards. SIEM products such as LogRhythm or...
Zorba Consulting Limited
Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus & Competitive Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013