The first table below looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills in IT jobs advertised for the Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 23 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Wales region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 71 51 51
Rank change year-on-year
-20 0
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 22 47 40
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 1.811% 4.066% 3.784%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.607% 5.767% 5.256%
Number of salaries quoted 15 46 37
Average salary £32,500 £35,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.14% +6.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £29,100 £31,245 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £43,600 £45,000 £36,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £44,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-3.40% +6.02%
All Processes & Methodologies
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
844 815 761
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 69.47% 70.50% 72.00%
Number of salaries quoted 747 730 712
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £35,000
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £54,750 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Business Analysis
UK

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Wales Business Analysis Jobs Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

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

Wales Business Analysis Salary Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the Wales region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Wales Business Analysis Salary Histogram

Business Analysis
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Wales region over the 3 months to 23 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 -13 21 £32,500 -7.14%
North Wales - 1 £40,000 -
Business Analysis
UK

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region citing Business Analysis also 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 that cited Business Analysis.

1 16 (37.21%) Finance
2 11 (25.58%) ISEB
3 9 (20.93%) Project Management
4 8 (18.60%) UML
4 8 (18.60%) Agile Software Development
5 4 (9.302%) Use Case
6 3 (6.977%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (6.977%) Time Management
6 3 (6.977%) QA
6 3 (6.977%) Software Testing
6 3 (6.977%) E-Learning
6 3 (6.977%) .NET
7 2 (4.651%) J2EE
7 2 (4.651%) OOA/OOD
7 2 (4.651%) MS Visio
7 2 (4.651%) MS Office
7 2 (4.651%) TestDirector
7 2 (4.651%) Scrum
7 2 (4.651%) AS400
7 2 (4.651%) Validation
7 2 (4.651%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (4.651%) BBC
7 2 (4.651%) Requirements Management
7 2 (4.651%) Content Management
7 2 (4.651%) Interactive TV
7 2 (4.651%) Systems Analysis
7 2 (4.651%) Retail
7 2 (4.651%) New Media
7 2 (4.651%) User Stories
7 2 (4.651%) Continuous Improvement

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales region citing Business Analysis also 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 that cited Business Analysis. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (6.977%) .NET
2 2 (4.651%) J2EE
3 1 (2.326%) CGI
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.326%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (4.651%) MS Visio
1 2 (4.651%) MS Office
2 1 (2.326%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.326%) MFGPRO
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.326%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.326%) SQL Server
1 1 (2.326%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (4.651%) TestDirector
2 1 (2.326%) Visual Studio
General
1 16 (37.21%) Finance
2 2 (4.651%) Retail
3 1 (2.326%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 29 (67.44%) Analyst
2 28 (65.12%) Business Analyst
3 7 (16.28%) Project Manager
4 4 (9.302%) Financial Business Analyst
4 4 (9.302%) Financial Services Business Analyst
5 3 (6.977%) Product Specialist
6 1 (2.326%) Lead Business Analyst
6 1 (2.326%) Business Analysis Manager
6 1 (2.326%) Business Manager
6 1 (2.326%) Business Test Analyst
6 1 (2.326%) Developer
6 1 (2.326%) Report Analyst
6 1 (2.326%) Senior Analyst
6 1 (2.326%) IT Project Manager
6 1 (2.326%) Implementation Consultant
6 1 (2.326%) Business Architect
6 1 (2.326%) Architect
6 1 (2.326%) Test Analyst
6 1 (2.326%) Business Systems Analyst
6 1 (2.326%) Systems Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.977%) E-Learning
2 2 (4.651%) AS400
2 2 (4.651%) BBC
2 2 (4.651%) Interactive TV
2 2 (4.651%) New Media
3 1 (2.326%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (20.93%) Project Management
2 8 (18.60%) UML
2 8 (18.60%) Agile Software Development
3 4 (9.302%) Use Case
4 3 (6.977%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (6.977%) Time Management
4 3 (6.977%) Software Testing
5 2 (4.651%) OOA/OOD
5 2 (4.651%) Scrum
5 2 (4.651%) Validation
5 2 (4.651%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (4.651%) Requirements Management
5 2 (4.651%) Content Management
5 2 (4.651%) Systems Analysis
5 2 (4.651%) User Stories
5 2 (4.651%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (4.651%) Kanban
5 2 (4.651%) BPMN
5 2 (4.651%) Competitor Analysis
6 1 (2.326%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.326%) VB6
1 1 (2.326%) C#
1 1 (2.326%) SQL
1 1 (2.326%) T-SQL
1 1 (2.326%) VB
1 1 (2.326%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 11 (25.58%) ISEB
2 2 (4.651%) Degree
3 1 (2.326%) SC Cleared
3 1 (2.326%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.326%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.977%) QA
2 2 (4.651%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 1 (2.326%) Capita
1 1 (2.326%) QAD
1 1 (2.326%) Apple
1 1 (2.326%) Microsoft
1 1 (2.326%) Oracle
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
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
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
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
With a thorough understanding of PM tools and methodologies you will have come from a development, business analysis or SDLC background and will have previously worked as the...
The People Network
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + benefits package
Posted: 21 May 2013