Business Analyst jobs in 2026 — required skills, demand trends, and top hiring cities
As of 2026-08-18, Skillenai has indexed 3,372 job postings with the title “Business Analyst” over the past 90 days. The skill mentioned most often is SQL, with demand up 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-18
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+How many Business Analyst jobs are being posted in 2026?
Skillenai has indexed 3,372 job postings with the title “Business Analyst” over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, with demand up 38% vs the prior 4 weeks.
+What skills do Business Analyst jobs require?
Across Business Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, the skills mentioned most often are SQL, Agile, business analysis, User stories, JIRA.
+Which cities are hiring the most Business Analyst?
As of 2026-08-18, Business Analyst postings indexed by Skillenai are concentrated in New York City, Boston, London, Washington, Toronto.
+Is Business Analyst a good career path right now?
Skillenai indexes 3,372 Business Analyst postings over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, with demand up 38% vs the prior 4 weeks. 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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Weekly Business Analyst postings — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Skills most often required for Business Analyst
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| SQL | 611 | 18.1% |
| Agile | 442 | 13.1% |
| business analysis | 437 | 13.0% |
| User stories | 414 | 12.3% |
| JIRA | 342 | 10.1% |
| Data analysis | 302 | 9.0% |
| requirements gathering | 275 | 8.2% |
| Excel | 265 | 7.9% |
| Power BI | 229 | 6.8% |
| acceptance criteria | 217 | 6.4% |
| Scrum | 202 | 6.0% |
| Tableau | 200 | 5.9% |
| functional specifications | 193 | 5.7% |
| Python | 189 | 5.6% |
| Confluence | 181 | 5.4% |
Top metros hiring Business Analyst
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 57 | 1.7% |
| Boston | 56 | 1.7% |
| London | 50 | 1.5% |
| Washington | 46 | 1.4% |
| Toronto | 45 | 1.3% |
| Bengaluru | 44 | 1.3% |
| Singapore | 44 | 1.3% |
| Sydney | 40 | 1.2% |
| Warsaw | 31 | 0.9% |
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-18, matching postings whose canonical role is “Business Analyst”. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-posted roles).
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- Business Analyst
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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- 2026-08-18
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- 90
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