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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Business Analysis
Rank 83 80 41
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -39
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 132 125 178
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 2.625% 2.742% 4.267%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.501% 3.953% 6.178%
Number of salaries quoted 107 111 145
Average salary £41,000 £39,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.12% -2.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,150 £28,500 £30,700
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £44,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year
-3.40% +6.02%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3770 3162 2881
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 74.98% 69.37% 69.06%
Number of salaries quoted 3158 2737 2424
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Business Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total 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 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Business Analysis Salary Trend

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands 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
Birmingham +5 52 £42,500 -9.57%
Warwickshire -4 32 £42,500 +13.33%
Coventry -15 17 £42,500 -22.72%
Worcestershire +13 12 £32,500 -9.09%
Sutton Coldfield -3 11 £35,000 -12.50%
Solihull - 8 £37,500 -
Walsall - 6 £40,000 -
Staffordshire -12 3 £43,500 +8.75%
Shropshire - 2 £37,000 -
Wolverhampton -3 1 £36,500 -5.80%
Business Analysis
England

Business Analysis
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 92 (31.83%) Project Management
2 83 (28.72%) Finance
3 44 (15.22%) Degree
3 44 (15.22%) User Acceptance Testing
4 38 (13.15%) SQL
4 38 (13.15%) ERP
5 32 (11.07%) SAP
6 31 (10.73%) ISEB
7 30 (10.38%) PRINCE2
8 29 (10.03%) HTML
8 29 (10.03%) UML
9 27 (9.343%) Data Analysis
9 27 (9.343%) Systems Analysis
10 24 (8.304%) Stakeholder Management
11 23 (7.958%) .NET
12 22 (7.612%) Oracle
12 22 (7.612%) SQL Server
12 22 (7.612%) Microsoft
12 22 (7.612%) Business Development
13 20 (6.920%) Process Management
14 19 (6.574%) Internet
14 19 (6.574%) XML
14 19 (6.574%) Windows
14 19 (6.574%) SAS
15 18 (6.228%) VB.NET
15 18 (6.228%) Analytics
16 17 (5.882%) Risk Management
16 17 (5.882%) MS Excel
17 16 (5.536%) Practice Management
17 16 (5.536%) CISA

Business Analysis
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 29 (10.03%) HTML
2 23 (7.958%) .NET
3 19 (6.574%) XML
4 11 (3.806%) ASP.NET
5 9 (3.114%) CSS
6 5 (1.730%) soapUI
6 5 (1.730%) SAP Business Workflow
6 5 (1.730%) SOAP
6 5 (1.730%) Web Services
7 4 (1.384%) Ajax
7 4 (1.384%) jQuery
8 3 (1.038%) WF
8 3 (1.038%) .NET Framework
8 3 (1.038%) DHTML
8 3 (1.038%) CGI
9 2 (0.692%) WinForms
9 2 (0.692%) Middleware
9 2 (0.692%) J2EE
9 2 (0.692%) XSLT
10 1 (0.346%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 19 (6.574%) SAS
2 9 (3.114%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.038%) BizTalk Server
4 2 (0.692%) Lotus Notes
4 2 (0.692%) Lotus Domino
4 2 (0.692%) SharePoint 2010
5 1 (0.346%) WebSphere Portal
5 1 (0.346%) MS Project Server
5 1 (0.346%) Captiva
5 1 (0.346%) Apache
5 1 (0.346%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.346%) MS Exchange
5 1 (0.346%) Documentum
5 1 (0.346%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.346%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 17 (5.882%) MS Excel
2 4 (1.384%) MS Office
2 4 (1.384%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.346%) MS PowerPoint
3 1 (0.346%) MS Project
Business Applications
1 7 (2.422%) Dynamics NAV
1 7 (2.422%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.730%) SAP PP
2 5 (1.730%) SAP APO
2 5 (1.730%) SAP R/3
3 4 (1.384%) SAP ERP
4 3 (1.038%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (1.038%) SAP SCM
4 3 (1.038%) SAP FI
4 3 (1.038%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (1.038%) SAP CO
5 2 (0.692%) Visualfiles
5 2 (0.692%) Agresso
5 2 (0.692%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.346%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 19 (6.574%) Internet
2 4 (1.384%) VoIP
3 3 (1.038%) DMZ
4 2 (0.692%) HTTP
5 1 (0.346%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.346%) Network Security
5 1 (0.346%) SMS
5 1 (0.346%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.612%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.768%) NoSQL
3 6 (2.076%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.730%) MySQL
4 5 (1.730%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 4 (1.384%) SQL Server 2008
6 2 (0.692%) SQL Server 2000
6 2 (0.692%) Data Mining
7 1 (0.346%) SQL Server 2005
7 1 (0.346%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.346%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.346%) TOAD
7 1 (0.346%) DB2
7 1 (0.346%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.346%) Microsoft Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.384%) Visual Studio
2 2 (0.692%) JIRA
3 1 (0.346%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.346%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.346%) Balsamiq Mockups
3 1 (0.346%) Axure RP
3 1 (0.346%) RequisitePro
3 1 (0.346%) ERwin
General
1 83 (28.72%) Finance
2 11 (3.806%) Advertising
3 10 (3.460%) Automotive
3 10 (3.460%) Telecoms
3 10 (3.460%) German Language
4 9 (3.114%) Manufacturing
5 8 (2.768%) Retail
5 8 (2.768%) Marketing
6 5 (1.730%) Legal
7 4 (1.384%) Banking
7 4 (1.384%) Billing
7 4 (1.384%) French Language
8 2 (0.692%) General Ledger
9 1 (0.346%) Italian Language
9 1 (0.346%) Front Office
9 1 (0.346%) Games
9 1 (0.346%) Investment Banking
9 1 (0.346%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 182 (62.98%) Analyst
2 159 (55.02%) Business Analyst
3 29 (10.03%) Systems Analyst
4 28 (9.689%) Consultant
5 27 (9.343%) Developer
6 22 (7.612%) Project Manager
7 18 (6.228%) Applications Support
8 17 (5.882%) Junior Analyst
8 17 (5.882%) Junior Business Analyst
8 17 (5.882%) Junior
9 16 (5.536%) IT Assistant
10 15 (5.190%) Business Systems Analyst
11 14 (4.844%) Financial Business Analyst
12 13 (4.498%) Senior Analyst
12 13 (4.498%) Senior Business Analyst
12 13 (4.498%) Financial Services Business Analyst
13 12 (4.152%) SAP Analyst
14 10 (3.460%) Implementation Consultant
14 10 (3.460%) Support Analyst
15 9 (3.114%) Support Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.498%) SaaS
2 9 (3.114%) E-Learning
3 8 (2.768%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.422%) Mobile App
5 6 (2.076%) Learning Management System
6 4 (1.384%) PMI
6 4 (1.384%) EPoS
7 3 (1.038%) Credit Risk
7 3 (1.038%) Computer Science
7 3 (1.038%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.038%) EFTPOS
8 2 (0.692%) Economics
8 2 (0.692%) Biometrics
8 2 (0.692%) Smartcard
8 2 (0.692%) Derivative
8 2 (0.692%) Digital Media
9 1 (0.346%) iSeries
9 1 (0.346%) iPhone
9 1 (0.346%) Kindle
9 1 (0.346%) iPad
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.574%) Windows
2 12 (4.152%) UNIX
3 8 (2.768%) Linux
4 3 (1.038%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (1.038%) Windows 7
5 2 (0.692%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.346%) Windows Phone
6 1 (0.346%) Windows Phone 7
6 1 (0.346%) Windows Mobile
6 1 (0.346%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (31.83%) Project Management
2 44 (15.22%) User Acceptance Testing
3 38 (13.15%) ERP
4 30 (10.38%) PRINCE2
5 29 (10.03%) UML
6 27 (9.343%) Data Analysis
6 27 (9.343%) Systems Analysis
7 24 (8.304%) Stakeholder Management
8 22 (7.612%) Business Development
9 20 (6.920%) Process Management
10 18 (6.228%) Analytics
11 17 (5.882%) Risk Management
12 16 (5.536%) Practice Management
12 16 (5.536%) Knowledge Management
12 16 (5.536%) Financial Modelling
13 15 (5.190%) Agile Software Development
13 15 (5.190%) ITIL
14 14 (4.844%) Scrum
15 13 (4.498%) Workflow
15 13 (4.498%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (13.15%) SQL
2 18 (6.228%) VB.NET
3 14 (4.844%) JavaScript
3 14 (4.844%) PHP
3 14 (4.844%) Python
4 13 (4.498%) C#
5 12 (4.152%) C
6 11 (3.806%) Java
7 8 (2.768%) Perl
8 5 (1.730%) PHP5
8 5 (1.730%) C++
8 5 (1.730%) ABAP
9 4 (1.384%) VB
10 3 (1.038%) VBScript
11 1 (0.346%) VBA
11 1 (0.346%) RPG
11 1 (0.346%) UniBasic
Qualifications
1 44 (15.22%) Degree
2 31 (10.73%) ISEB
3 16 (5.536%) CISA
4 4 (1.384%) CIMA
4 4 (1.384%) ACCA
4 4 (1.384%) PMI Certification
5 3 (1.038%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (1.038%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 3 (1.038%) CCA
6 2 (0.692%) Security Cleared
7 1 (0.346%) CBAP
7 1 (0.346%) CFA
7 1 (0.346%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.346%) MCP
7 1 (0.346%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.346%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.346%) CCIE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (4.498%) SLA
2 7 (2.422%) QA
3 2 (0.692%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 4 (1.384%) Active Directory
1 4 (1.384%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.692%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.346%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 32 (11.07%) SAP
2 22 (7.612%) Oracle
2 22 (7.612%) Microsoft
3 5 (1.730%) Salesforce.com
3 5 (1.730%) VMware
4 4 (1.384%) TIBCO
4 4 (1.384%) Software AG
4 4 (1.384%) Business Objects
5 3 (1.038%) Pegasus
6 2 (0.692%) HP
6 2 (0.692%) Citrix
6 2 (0.692%) Lotus
6 2 (0.692%) IBM
6 2 (0.692%) Lombardi
6 2 (0.692%) iRise
7 1 (0.346%) Digital Fuel
7 1 (0.346%) Twitter
7 1 (0.346%) Cognos
7 1 (0.346%) EMC
7 1 (0.346%) Cisco
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
A SQL, BI, MI Business Analyst, Business Systems Analyst is required to work in this exciting role for a rapidly growing company within the Healthcare sector... It is...
Oscar Associates (UK) Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
West Midlands
That means planning and controlling all business analysis-related activities on a specific change project, including gathering the requirements and developing the essential operational designs... What you'll...
Barclays
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
West Midlands
That means planning and controlling all business analysis-related activities on a specific change project, including gathering the requirements and developing the essential operational designs... What you'll...
BARCLAYS
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits
Posted: 25 May 2013
West Midlands
Salesforce.com Business Analyst - Birmingham - £50,000 / 10% BonusA Multinational organisation headquartered out of Birmingham are currently looking for a Salesforce.com Business Analyst who can show a...
Mason Frank International
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum + 10% Bonus
Posted: 24 May 2013
West Midlands
Experience required for this role includes the following: - Excellent Stakeholder Management - using such techniques to influence and engage the business - The ability to Challenge the business and IT...
Real Staffing
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
My client is looking for a Business Analyst to join there team on an interim basis - 12 months. They are looking for someone from a Utilities background, however...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £40000.00 per annum
Posted: 1 May 2013
Redditch, Worcestershire
In support of our continued expansion, we are looking to recruit a hybrid IT Project Manager Business Analyst to join our delivery team, working in an agile environment.....
Candidate Source
Salary: £30,000 - £44,000 per annum DOE
Posted: 23 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Technically the BI data warehouse is based on SQL Server 2008/12 along with an MS Excel front end with some deployment of Qlikview as well... Technically you...
Coburg Banks IT
Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Very Good Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
To be considered for this role you will need to have a HR and Payroll system background, a demonstrable experience of Process Analysis / Business Analysis and a strong...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £50000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 4 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
The suitable person will ideally be working within an data analysis or application support role and have some exposure to reporting services including Crystal reports, Business objects and/...
ITF Solutions
Salary: £21500 - £25500 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
West Midlands
MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio... Languages - SQL, MySQL, Java, C+, VBA, HTML, XML, Business Objects, TOAD... Scrum Master (Agile Methodology) FRM, CFA... Stakeholder Management... Business Process Improvement.
Robert Walters
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
Prepare and execute test scripts... Manual testing... In addition, we also deliver services and solutions on non Microsoft Products and Technologies, such as SAP Business One, OpenVMS, Solaris...
Trinity Expert Systems
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum (dep on exp), plus bonus & benefits
Posted: 3 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands
With MS SSIS, SSRS, SSAS, ETL or Cube development experience , the successful Business Intelligence Consultant/ Developer, with a background within SQL Server development will enjoy the benefits of...
Ridgian
Salary: £40,000 - £55,000 per year
Posted: 22 May 2013
United Kingdom, UK Wide, London, Birmingham,...
Oracle Discoverer... Data Warehouse design and ETL principles... - Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio... - Experience of complimentary OBI products such as Endeca, Hyperion, Essbase, Oracle OLAP, Simba... - Working...
NBS Recruitment
Salary: £40,000 - £70,000 per year
Posted: 24 May 2013