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This section looks at the demand for Business Analysis skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Business Analysis over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBusiness Analysis
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6858
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads258263
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.136 %0.108 %
As % of the category below4.962 %5.672 %
Salaries quoted216244
Average minimum salary£36,727£36,865
Average salary£40,448£40,520
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Average maximum salary£44,168£44,175
UK excluding London average salary£41,900£41,822
% change on same period last year+0.18 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads52004637
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.745 %1.899 %
Salaries quoted43663926
Average minimum salary£36,439£37,524
Average salary£39,972£40,608
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
Average maximum salary£43,504£43,691
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Business Analysis EnglandBusiness Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands Business Analysis Demand Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Business Analysis Salary Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Business Analysis across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands Business Analysis Salary Histogram

Business Analysis
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BirminghamUp+2120£39,948-7.89 %
WarwickshireDown-1028£38,676+7.03 %
ShropshireDown-419£37,158-17.42 %
HerefordshireNo change018£47,176+44.52 %
CoventryDown-515£38,133+7.41 %
WalsallNo change09£42,355+30.32 %
West BromwichNo change07£36,786+4.60 %
StaffordshireDown-177£45,833+15.96 %
WorcestershireDown-197£37,000-16.98 %
TiptonNew entry-4£50,000-
SolihullDown-23£31,167-23.98 %
Business Analysis EnglandBusiness Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1157 (31.03 %)Finance
2128 (25.30 %)Project Management
369 (13.64 %)SAP
466 (13.04 %)Pensions
558 (11.46 %)SQL
656 (11.07 %)UML
752 (10.28 %)PRINCE2
752 (10.28 %)ERP
848 (9.486 %)Retail
848 (9.486 %)Insurance
947 (9.289 %)Oracle
1045 (8.893 %)Degree
1140 (7.905 %)Systems Analysis
1235 (6.917 %).NET
1235 (6.917 %)ISEB
1334 (6.719 %)MS Excel
1334 (6.719 %)User Acceptance Testing
1433 (6.522 %)Change Management
1531 (6.126 %)Manufacturing
1630 (5.929 %)Health
1729 (5.731 %)SQL Server
1826 (5.138 %)Automotive
1925 (4.941 %)Requirements Analysis
2024 (4.743 %)VB
2123 (4.545 %)QA
2222 (4.348 %)ABAP
2321 (4.150 %)SAP FI
2420 (3.953 %)Kronos
2420 (3.953 %)SAP CO
2420 (3.953 %)SAP FI/CO

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (6.917 %).NET
217 (3.360 %)XML
315 (2.964 %)ASP.NET
48 (1.581 %)ASP
57 (1.383 %)HTML
57 (1.383 %)J2EE
57 (1.383 %)SAP XI
65 (0.988 %)CSS
74 (0.791 %)EDI
82 (0.395 %)XHTML
91 (0.198 %)Spring
91 (0.198 %)JSP
91 (0.198 %)XSLT
91 (0.198 %)ADO
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (1.186 %)OpenEdge
16 (1.186 %)NetWeaver
24 (0.791 %)SAS
33 (0.593 %)Lotus Notes
42 (0.395 %)Apache
42 (0.395 %)SharePoint
42 (0.395 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.198 %)BizTalk Server
51 (0.198 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
134 (6.719 %)MS Excel
216 (3.162 %)MS Project
314 (2.767 %)MS Visio
45 (0.988 %)CA Clarity
45 (0.988 %)Spreadsheet
54 (0.791 %)MS Office
63 (0.593 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (0.198 %)Photoshop
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
121 (4.150 %)SAP FI
220 (3.953 %)SAP FI/CO
220 (3.953 %)SAP CO
316 (3.162 %)PeopleSoft HRMS
415 (2.964 %)Oracle Financials
59 (1.779 %)SAP ERP
68 (1.581 %)Navision
76 (1.186 %)SAP SD
76 (1.186 %)SAP CRM
85 (0.988 %)PeopleSoft Financials
94 (0.791 %)Great Plains
94 (0.791 %)Summit
103 (0.593 %)MFGPRO
112 (0.395 %)SAP MM
121 (0.198 %)SAP SEM
121 (0.198 %)Microsoft CRM
121 (0.198 %)SAP MDM
121 (0.198 %)MAXIMO
121 (0.198 %)SAP Oil and Gas
121 (0.198 %)Misys Equation
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (3.755 %)Internet
27 (1.383 %)LAN
27 (1.383 %)WAN
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (5.731 %)SQL Server
220 (3.953 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
310 (1.976 %)Datawarehouse
49 (1.779 %)SQL Server 2005
49 (1.779 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (1.383 %)Crystal Reports
66 (1.186 %)BusinessObjects
75 (0.988 %)SQL Server 7
75 (0.988 %)GIS
84 (0.791 %)RDBMS
93 (0.593 %)EDRMS
102 (0.395 %)SAP BI
102 (0.395 %)TOAD
111 (0.198 %)Oracle Reports
111 (0.198 %)MySQL
111 (0.198 %)SAP BW
111 (0.198 %)BusinessObjects XI
111 (0.198 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
111 (0.198 %)Hyperion Essbase
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (0.593 %)Rational Rose
22 (0.395 %)Visual Studio
22 (0.395 %)Selenium
22 (0.395 %)FitNesse
22 (0.395 %)TestComplete
31 (0.198 %)Flash
31 (0.198 %)LSMW
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1157 (31.03 %)Finance
266 (13.04 %)Pensions
348 (9.486 %)Insurance
348 (9.486 %)Retail
431 (6.126 %)Manufacturing
530 (5.929 %)Health
626 (5.138 %)Automotive
710 (1.976 %)Construction
710 (1.976 %)Government
710 (1.976 %)Banking
710 (1.976 %)Marketing
88 (1.581 %)Billing
88 (1.581 %)Local Government
96 (1.186 %)Legal
105 (0.988 %)Electric
114 (0.791 %)Education
114 (0.791 %)Law
123 (0.593 %)Military
123 (0.593 %)Back Office
123 (0.593 %)Investment Banking
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1309 (61.07 %)Analyst
2285 (56.32 %)Business Analyst
369 (13.64 %)Project Manager
462 (12.25 %)Consultant
527 (5.336 %)Developer
626 (5.138 %)Senior Analyst
723 (4.545 %)Systems Analyst
723 (4.545 %)Financial Business Analyst
822 (4.348 %)Lead Business Analyst
921 (4.150 %)IT Manager
921 (4.150 %)Business Consultant
1020 (3.953 %)SAP Consultant
1119 (3.755 %)Senior Business Analyst
1216 (3.162 %)IT Project Manager
1216 (3.162 %)SAP Business Analyst
1315 (2.964 %)Financial Services Business Analyst
1414 (2.767 %)Business Systems Analyst
1414 (2.767 %)SAP Analyst
1513 (2.569 %)SQL Developer
1612 (2.372 %)Architect
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (1.976 %)EPoS
29 (1.779 %)Client/Server
37 (1.383 %)NHS
45 (0.988 %)Mathematics
54 (0.791 %)Computer Science
54 (0.791 %)Credit Risk
54 (0.791 %)Economics
62 (0.395 %)PDA
62 (0.395 %)Data Protection Act
62 (0.395 %)PMI
71 (0.198 %)Blackberry
71 (0.198 %)Management Information System
71 (0.198 %)AS400
71 (0.198 %)Physics
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (1.383 %)Windows
24 (0.791 %)Linux
32 (0.395 %)HPUX
32 (0.395 %)UNIX
41 (0.198 %)Windows 2000
41 (0.198 %)VMS
41 (0.198 %)OpenVMS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1128 (25.30 %)Project Management
256 (11.07 %)UML
352 (10.28 %)PRINCE2
352 (10.28 %)ERP
440 (7.905 %)Systems Analysis
534 (6.719 %)User Acceptance Testing
633 (6.522 %)Change Management
725 (4.941 %)Requirements Analysis
818 (3.557 %)GAP Analysis
818 (3.557 %)ITIL
915 (2.964 %)RAD
915 (2.964 %)RUP
915 (2.964 %)Data Modelling
1014 (2.767 %)Business Intelligence
1113 (2.569 %)SSADM
1113 (2.569 %)Project Planning
1212 (2.372 %)CRM
1311 (2.174 %)Test Scripting
1410 (1.976 %)E-Commerce
159 (1.779 %)Data Analysis
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
158 (11.46 %)SQL
224 (4.743 %)VB
322 (4.348 %)ABAP
419 (3.755 %)C#
517 (3.360 %)C
611 (2.174 %)Progress 4GL
710 (1.976 %)VB.NET
86 (1.186 %)JavaScript
95 (0.988 %)VB6
104 (0.791 %)Transact-SQL
113 (0.593 %)Python
122 (0.395 %)PHP
122 (0.395 %)PL/SQL
122 (0.395 %)COBOL
131 (0.198 %)Java
131 (0.198 %)C++
131 (0.198 %)RPG
131 (0.198 %)PowerHouse
131 (0.198 %)VBScript
131 (0.198 %)DCL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
145 (8.893 %)Degree
235 (6.917 %)ISEB
34 (0.791 %)PRINCE2 Certification
43 (0.593 %)ITIL Certification
52 (0.395 %)PMP
52 (0.395 %)PMI Certification
61 (0.198 %)Citrix Certification
61 (0.198 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
123 (4.545 %)QA
25 (0.988 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
34 (0.791 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
169 (13.64 %)SAP
247 (9.289 %)Oracle
320 (3.953 %)Kronos
417 (3.360 %)PeopleSoft
515 (2.964 %)Microsoft
613 (2.569 %)Retek
711 (2.174 %)Progress
88 (1.581 %)Pegasus
88 (1.581 %)Sage
97 (1.383 %)Citrix
97 (1.383 %)Cognos
106 (1.186 %)Business Objects
106 (1.186 %)Baan
106 (1.186 %)JD Edwards
114 (0.791 %)Agresso
114 (0.791 %)IBM
114 (0.791 %)Sun
114 (0.791 %)CODA
123 (0.593 %)Lotus
132 (0.395 %)i2
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