The first table below looks at the demand for the Business 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 Business Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 24 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
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analyst
Rank 45 35 33
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 48 71 58
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 3.887% 6.089% 5.556%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.964% 6.234% 5.847%
Number of salaries quoted 37 66 56
Average salary £37,500 £33,500 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.94% +3.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,300 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £42,500 £35,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
+2.40% +3.75%
All Job Titles
Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1211 1139 992
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wales 98.06% 97.68% 95.02%
Number of salaries quoted 1093 1005 911
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 £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Business Analyst
UK

Business Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Wales 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 Wales region.

Wales Business Analyst Salary Trend

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analyst across the Wales region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Wales 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 Wales region over the 3 months to 24 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 -8 44 £37,500 +15.38%
North Wales - 4 £40,000 -
Business Analyst
UK

Business Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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 43 (44.79%) Finance
2 29 (30.21%) Business Analysis
3 15 (15.63%) ISEB
4 11 (11.46%) Degree
5 10 (10.42%) Agile Software Development
5 10 (10.42%) UML
5 10 (10.42%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (9.375%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (8.333%) SQL
7 8 (8.333%) .NET
7 8 (8.333%) SQL Server
7 8 (8.333%) Project Management
8 7 (7.292%) Microsoft
8 7 (7.292%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 7 (7.292%) Retail
8 7 (7.292%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (7.292%) User Acceptance Testing
9 6 (6.250%) Requirements Analysis
10 5 (5.208%) E-Commerce
10 5 (5.208%) VB
10 5 (5.208%) Java
10 5 (5.208%) Use Case
11 4 (4.167%) Oracle 11g
11 4 (4.167%) QA
11 4 (4.167%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 4 (4.167%) Time Management
11 4 (4.167%) Functional Testing
11 4 (4.167%) VB6
11 4 (4.167%) VBA
11 4 (4.167%) PL/SQL

Business Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wales 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 8 (8.333%) .NET
2 4 (4.167%) ASP.NET
3 2 (2.083%) J2EE
4 1 (1.042%) ASP
Applications
1 4 (4.167%) MS Excel
1 4 (4.167%) MS Visio
2 1 (1.042%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.042%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.042%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.042%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (1.042%) SAP SRM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.042%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.333%) SQL Server
2 7 (7.292%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 7 (7.292%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 4 (4.167%) Oracle 11g
3 4 (4.167%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 4 (4.167%) Oracle 10g
3 4 (4.167%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (2.083%) SQL Server 2008
4 2 (2.083%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (1.042%) MS Access
5 1 (1.042%) Essbase
Development Applications
1 4 (4.167%) Synon
2 2 (2.083%) TestDirector
General
1 43 (44.79%) Finance
2 7 (7.292%) Retail
3 3 (3.125%) Legal
3 3 (3.125%) Banking
3 3 (3.125%) Retail Banking
4 2 (2.083%) Investment Banking
4 2 (2.083%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.042%) Telecoms
5 1 (1.042%) Advertising
5 1 (1.042%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.083%) New Media
1 2 (2.083%) Interactive TV
1 2 (2.083%) BBC
1 2 (2.083%) Management Information System
1 2 (2.083%) AS400
2 1 (1.042%) Client/Server
2 1 (1.042%) Statistics
2 1 (1.042%) Digital Media
2 1 (1.042%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (30.21%) Business Analysis
2 10 (10.42%) Agile Software Development
2 10 (10.42%) UML
2 10 (10.42%) Stakeholder Management
3 9 (9.375%) Business Intelligence
4 8 (8.333%) Project Management
5 7 (7.292%) User Acceptance Testing
6 6 (6.250%) Requirements Analysis
7 5 (5.208%) E-Commerce
7 5 (5.208%) Use Case
8 4 (4.167%) Time Management
8 4 (4.167%) Functional Testing
8 4 (4.167%) PRINCE2
9 3 (3.125%) Validation
9 3 (3.125%) Scrum
9 3 (3.125%) Systems Analysis
9 3 (3.125%) Requirements Management
9 3 (3.125%) Analytics
9 3 (3.125%) User Stories
9 3 (3.125%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 8 (8.333%) SQL
2 5 (5.208%) VB
2 5 (5.208%) Java
3 4 (4.167%) VB6
3 4 (4.167%) VBA
3 4 (4.167%) PL/SQL
4 3 (3.125%) C
5 2 (2.083%) C#
6 1 (1.042%) PHP
Qualifications
1 15 (15.63%) ISEB
2 11 (11.46%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.167%) QA
2 1 (1.042%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 7 (7.292%) Microsoft
2 4 (4.167%) Oracle
2 4 (4.167%) Teradata
3 3 (3.125%) SAP
4 1 (1.042%) Cognos
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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...
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Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
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Posted: 21 May 2013
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Salary: competitive + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
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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
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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...
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Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + pension, health, hols
Posted: 21 May 2013
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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