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Business Analyst jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities

As of 2026-11-09, Skillenai has indexed 4,382 job postings with the title “Business Analyst” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is SQL, with demand share up 5.3% vs the prior 4 weeks.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-11-09

Postings · last 90 days
4,382
Demand vs prior month
up 5.3% vs the prior 4 weeks
Most-required skill
SQL
Top hiring metro
Paris

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Frequently asked questions about Business Analyst jobs

+How many Business Analyst jobs are being posted in 2026?

Skillenai has indexed 4,382 job postings with the title “Business Analyst” over the 90 days ending 2026-11-09.

+What skills do Business Analyst jobs require?

Across Business Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-11-09, the skills mentioned most often are SQL, Agile, User stories, business analysis, JIRA.

+Which cities are hiring the most Business Analyst?

As of 2026-11-09, Business Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in Paris, Singapore, Pune, New York City, London.

+Is Business Analyst a good career path right now?

Skillenai indexes 4,382 Business Analyst postings over the 90 days ending 2026-11-09. The skill mentioned most often in Business Analyst postings is SQL, so building it gives the strongest signal that an applicant matches the role.

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+What roles do people move into and out of Business Analyst?

The career-flow chart shows roles before and after observed employer changes across all locations. Counts are moves, not distinct people or promotion probabilities. Same-role moves to another employer are included. The incoming and outgoing sides are separate groups of observations, not a matched three-stage journey.

Weekly indexed Business Analyst postings — last 90 days

Salary distribution

Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized

Career paths through Business Analyst

Different-role employer moves. Each side is scaled independently.

Historical career profiles · all locations

16,289 employer moves kept the same role.

Roles before Business Analyst

Before Business AnalystData Analyst → Business Analyst: 1,242 observed employer movesProject Manager → Business Analyst: 1,167 observed employer movesSoftware Engineer → Business Analyst: 996 observed employer movesBusiness Systems Analyst → Business Analyst: 478 observed employer movesConsultant → Business Analyst: 463 observed employer movesProduct Manager → Business Analyst: 435 observed employer movesFinancial Analyst → Business Analyst: 390 observed employer movesBusinessAnalystData Analyst: 1,242 movesData Analyst1,242 movesProject Manager: 1,167 movesProject Manager1,167 movesSoftware Engineer: 996 movesSoftware Engineer996 movesBusiness Systems Analyst: 478 movesBusiness SystemsAnalyst478 movesConsultant: 463 movesConsultant463 movesProduct Manager: 435 movesProduct Manager435 movesFinancial Analyst: 390 movesFinancial Analyst390 moves

Roles after Business Analyst

After Business AnalystBusiness Analyst → Data Analyst: 1,275 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Project Manager: 934 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Product Manager: 774 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Software Engineer: 736 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Product Owner: 576 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Business Systems Analyst: 465 observed employer movesBusiness Analyst → Program Manager: 315 observed employer movesBusinessAnalystData Analyst: 1,275 movesData Analyst1,275 movesProject Manager: 934 movesProject Manager934 movesProduct Manager: 774 movesProduct Manager774 movesSoftware Engineer: 736 movesSoftware Engineer736 movesProduct Owner: 576 movesProduct Owner576 movesBusiness Systems Analyst: 465 movesBusiness SystemsAnalyst465 movesProgram Manager: 315 movesProgram Manager315 moves
How to read this chart · view counts

Each side is an independent set of observed employer moves, not the same people followed through three stages. Ribbon widths compare move counts within that side. Internal moves are not included.

Same role means a change of employer while keeping the same role. Counts are moves, not distinct people, promotions, or your chances of making a particular move.

Source: Skillenai talent graph, historical career profiles. Historical descriptions and coverage can change. Only the leading published connections are shown.

Observed connections and move counts
ConnectionMoves
Before: Business Analyst (different employer)16,289
Before: Data Analyst1,242
Before: Project Manager1,167
Before: Software Engineer996
Before: Business Systems Analyst478
Before: Consultant463
Before: Product Manager435
Before: Financial Analyst390
After: Business Analyst (different employer)16,289
After: Data Analyst1,275
After: Project Manager934
After: Product Manager774
After: Software Engineer736
After: Product Owner576
After: Business Systems Analyst465
After: Program Manager315

Skills most often required for Business Analyst

NamePostingsShare
SQL1,20727.5%
Agile1,17826.9%
User stories96522.0%
business analysis96322.0%
JIRA74817.1%
Data analysis60513.8%
Power BI59313.5%
Excel59313.5%
requirements gathering58413.3%
Scrum58213.3%
acceptance criteria47410.8%
Confluence44410.1%
Process mapping4359.9%
Tableau4299.8%
UAT3738.5%

Top companies posting Business Analyst jobs

Employers ranked by indexed job postings in the last 90 days.

Top companies posting Business Analyst jobs
CompanyPostings · 90 days
Sopra Steria160
Talan97
Inetum81
Capco78
360 IT Professionals75
State Street62
ING53
Barclays48
Capital One39
TEKsystems34

Job postings indexed over the past 90 days, grouped by resolved employer. Counts are postings, not hires. Companies without a published page appear without a link.

Top metros hiring Business Analyst

NamePostingsShare
Paris1032.4%
Singapore841.9%
Pune811.8%
New York City781.8%
London711.6%
Toronto711.6%
Hyderabad591.3%
Bengaluru571.3%
Washington421.0%

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How this was computed

Weekly job-count charts omit the incomplete current week (weeks start Monday, UTC). Totals include all postings in the stated window. Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-11-09, matching postings whose canonical role is “Business Analyst”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles). Adjusted posting share: 1.6% to 1.7%. Demand share change is the relative percentage change between these adjusted shares. Each employer-and-ATS group has at least 10 postings in each 90-day window; its earlier posting count supplies the same weight in both windows. The panel includes 2,547 identified employers and covers 71% of earlier and 70% of latest indexed postings. Windows: 2026-07-14 to 2026-10-12 and 2026-08-11 to 2026-11-09 (UTC; end dates excluded). The windows overlap by 62 days. Dates reflect indexing, not the employer’s posting date. This measures posting mix, not total hiring or market-wide demand. Matching excludes entrants and exits; changes in crawl completeness within an employer or ATS can still affect the result.

role
Business Analyst
source
Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
data_as_of
2026-11-09
window_days
90
Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index