Bridges business requirements and IT solutions with a strong grasp of the technical stack.
Entry
Intermediate
Coding
Medium
Key skills
Career overview
The IT Business Analyst translates business needs into functional and technical specifications that development and integration teams can deliver. They understand the application landscape, data flows and APIs, and they challenge feasibility with engineers. The role leads to Technical Business Analyst, Product Owner or Product Manager.
Main responsibilities
- Bridge business and IT on requirements
- Analyse business needs and translate them into requirements
- Write user stories with clear acceptance criteria
- Design and document REST APIs
- Align stakeholders and report progress
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Prioritise work and manage competing demands
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- 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 CCBA
- IREB Advanced
- ITIL 4 Foundation
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Direct progression
Possible branches
Where can you go next?
Realistic next career moves, with compatibility and a transition roadmap for each.
Overlap: 62% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Interface & API contracts, SQL, UML / sequence diagrams
View roadmapOverlap: 50% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: User story writing, Agile / Scrum, UX awareness
View roadmapOverlap: 24% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Product strategy, Roadmapping, Discovery & user research
View roadmapWhere can you go from here?
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Soft skills
- Clear communication
- Analytical thinking
- Stakeholder management
- Organisation
- Documentation writing
- Problem solving
- Facilitation
Common previous careers
Roles that frequently lead into this career.
Overlap: 63% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Functional specifications, API & data flow understanding, SQL basics
View roadmapOverlap: 13% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Functional specifications, API & data flow understanding, Stakeholder management
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