Captures business needs and translates them into clear requirements for IT teams.
Entry
Junior
Coding
Low
Key skills
Common progression
Career overview
The Business Analyst sits between the business and IT: they elicit needs, model processes, write requirements and make sure delivered solutions match expectations. They run workshops, challenge stakeholders and maintain the traceability of requirements. The role leads to IT Business Analyst, Product Owner or Product Manager.
Main responsibilities
- Analyse business needs and translate them into requirements
- Write user stories with clear acceptance criteria
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Arbitrate scope based on user and business value
- Build and follow the project plan and milestones
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Structure work, resources and governance
Technical skills
Technologies
Education level
Education requirements vary depending on the company, country and experience. Professional experience, certifications and technical skills can sometimes compensate for formal education.
High School / Bac
Less common
Bac+2 (2-year degree)
Less common
Bac+3 (Bachelor)
Common entry point
Bac+5 (Master / Engineering)
Common entry point
Experience & coding level
Experience level
Coding level
Useful certifications
Certifications are never mandatory. They are one way among others to prove a skill.
- IIBA ECBA
- IREB Foundation
- BCS Foundation Certificate in Business Analysis
Where can this career take you?
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Direct progression
Possible branches
Common trajectories
Where can you go next?
Realistic next career moves, with compatibility and a transition roadmap for each.
Overlap: 36% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Project coordination, Planning & scheduling, Reporting
View roadmapOverlap: 63% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Functional specifications, API & data flow understanding, SQL basics
View roadmapOverlap: 39% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: User story writing, Agile / Scrum, Data-informed decisions
View roadmapOverlap: 23% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Product strategy, Roadmapping, Discovery & user research
View roadmapOverlap: 75% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: ERP / CRM understanding, Continuous improvement
View roadmapWhere can you go from here?
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Soft skills
- Clear communication
- Active listening
- Analytical thinking
- Stakeholder management
- Organisation
- Documentation writing
- Facilitation
Common previous careers
Roles that frequently lead into this career.
Overlap: 9% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Business analysis, Requirements engineering, Process modelling (BPMN)
View roadmapOverlap: 13% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Requirements engineering, Process modelling (BPMN), Stakeholder management
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