business intelligence jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-05-17, business intelligence appears in 853 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Data Analyst roles, with demand down 36% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-05-17
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Frequently asked questions about business intelligence
+Is business intelligence in demand in 2026?
Yes. business intelligence appears in 853 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, with demand down 36% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Data Analyst roles (12% of Data Analyst postings list it).
+What jobs require business intelligence?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17, the job titles most likely to require business intelligence are Data Analyst (12% of postings list business intelligence), Business Intelligence Analyst (5% of postings list business intelligence), Data Scientist (4% of postings list business intelligence).
+What skills are commonly paired with business intelligence?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-05-17), business intelligence most often appears alongside SQL, Tableau, Python, data visualization, data modeling.
+Where is business intelligence most in demand?
As of 2026-05-17, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring business intelligence are New York City, San Francisco, Bengaluru, London, Atlanta, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
+How can I keep up with new business intelligence content and jobs?
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Weekly job postings requiring business intelligence — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require business intelligence
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 98 | 11.5% |
| Business Intelligence Analyst | 42 | 4.9% |
| Data Scientist | 33 | 3.9% |
| Data Engineer | 32 | 3.8% |
| Analytics Engineer | 25 | 2.9% |
| Product Manager | 24 | 2.8% |
| Business Analyst | 23 | 2.7% |
| Business Intelligence Manager | 15 | 1.8% |
| Sales Quality Program Manager | 14 | 1.6% |
| BI Developer | 7 | 0.8% |
Top metros hiring for business intelligence
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 66 | 30.4% |
| San Francisco | 39 | 18.0% |
| Bengaluru | 22 | 10.1% |
| London | 21 | 9.7% |
| Atlanta | 15 | 6.9% |
| Bangkok | 15 | 6.9% |
| Chicago | 15 | 6.9% |
| Hyderabad | 13 | 6.0% |
| São Paulo | 11 | 5.1% |
Skills commonly paired with business intelligence
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-05-17. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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- Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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