What employers ask for in Business Analyst jobs

We read 22 current Business Analyst postings from 19 companies' own career sites on November 4, 2026 and counted, posting by posting, what they ask candidates for.

Tools and technologies

Share of postings that name each one.

• Jira32% · 7 of 22
• Python27% · 6 of 22
• SQL27% · 6 of 22
• Confluence23% · 5 of 22
• Excel18% · 4 of 22
• PowerPoint14% · 3 of 22
• R14% · 3 of 22
• Tableau14% · 3 of 22
• Azure DevOps9% · 2 of 22
• C#9% · 2 of 22
• C++9% · 2 of 22
• Looker9% · 2 of 22
• MongoDB9% · 2 of 22
• Power BI9% · 2 of 22
• Trello9% · 2 of 22

Skills and methods

• User stories36% · 8 of 22
• Requirements gathering32% · 7 of 22
• Agile27% · 6 of 22
• User acceptance testing23% · 5 of 22
• Business analysis18% · 4 of 22
• Data analysis18% · 4 of 22
• Project management18% · 4 of 22
• Backlog management14% · 3 of 22
• CBAP14% · 3 of 22
• Scrum14% · 3 of 22

Soft skills

• Communication64% · 14 of 22
• Stakeholder management18% · 4 of 22
• Problem-solving14% · 3 of 22
• Attention to detail9% · 2 of 22
• Problem solving9% · 2 of 22

Experience

13 of 22 postings state a minimum number of years; the median is 3 years.

• 0–2 years38% · 5
• 3–4 years46% · 6
• 5–7 years15% · 2
• 8+ years0% · 0

Where and with what degree

• Remote23%
• Hybrid41%
• On-site5%
• Not stated32%
• Degree required45%
• Degree preferred9%

Using this on your resume

• Applicant tracking systems match words. If you have the tools above, name them the way the posting does ("Jira", not a synonym).
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Postings we read

Read on November 4, 2026; some may have closed since.

How we counted

We searched company career sites hosted on Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workable and SmartRecruiters for current postings titled “business analyst”, at most two per company, and read each one. An AI model listed what each posting asks for; we kept an item only when the posting contains it word for word, and list it here when at least two postings ask for it. Seniority levels are mixed. Updated November 4, 2026.

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