Released on: December 7, 2007, 11:42 pm

Press Release Author: Hugh McCarthy

Industry: Consumer Services

Press Release Summary: As the corporate environment becomes more competitive,
particularly within the financial services sector, companies are now looking for an
edge over their competitors.

Press Release Body: Dublin, Ireland,dec.08,2007--IT Business Analysts (BA) play a
critical role in providing that edge by making a significant contribution to the
technical direction of an organisation.As the corporate environment becomes more
competitive, particularly within the financial services sector, companies are now
looking for an edge over their competitors. IT Business Analysts (BA) play a
critical role in providing that edge by making a significant contribution to the
technical direction of an organisation. Now more than ever before, the Business
Analyst is involved in more business facing roles involving the identification of
opportunities where technology can help a company achieve its wider corporate goals.


Consequently, over the past five years there has been a huge increase in the number
of companies in Ireland looking for experienced BAs. According to Brightwater,
leading Irish Recruitment Consultants, in the last year alone there has been an
increase of over 25% in total registered BA positions with the company and an
increase of over 45% in contract BA requirements.

However, with this surge in demand a skill shortfall has been created and as a
result experienced BAs are inordinately hard to find. In order to attract this high
calibre of IT Professional, Brightwater has reported an increase of 20% in rates
offered by companies in the last year alone.

The demand is particularly high for BAs with a solid financial background as a
consequence of the changing regulatory environment within the sector. According to
Luke Kelly, a Business Analyst within the sector, "The financial services sector is
becoming more regularised due to the introduction of Sarbanes Oxley amongst other
regularity control functions. More companies now mirror each other operationally
therefore core business analysis skills are transferable across sectors. As
companies strive to stay competitive, the value of structured methodologies which
support business process engineering are becoming more recognised."

As a result of the quantity of IT Jobs in Ireland, exciting opportunities exist for
IT professionals within the Irish market. For more information on these Jobs in IT,
visit http://www.brightwater.ie.
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About the Company
Brightwater are a Recruitment Consultancy, not an agency. Brightwater was set up in
1998 with a clear business plan: to establish a recruitment Consultancy that would
be liked, respected and recognised as truly professional.

Contact Information
Hugh McCarthy
Brightwater Selection
36 Merrion Square
Dublin 2,Ireland.
00353 1 662 3900
swoulfe@continuum.ie
http://www.brightwater.ie

Web Site: http://www.brightwater.ie

Contact Details: Hugh McCarthy
Brightwater Selection
36 Merrion Square
Dublin 2,Ireland.
00353 1 662 3900
swoulfe@continuum.ie
http://www.brightwater.ie