Leads complex analyses, mentors analysts and shapes the analytics roadmap.
Entry
Senior
Coding
High
Key skills
Career overview
The Senior Data Analyst owns complex analyses end to end: framing the business question, designing the analysis, building the data pipeline if needed, and delivering actionable recommendations. They mentor juniors and influence strategy. The role leads to Data Architect, Data Engineer or Data Scientist positions.
Main responsibilities
- Create data visualisations and stories
- Model and query relational databases
- Guarantee data quality, freshness and lineage
- Model and maintain the data warehouse
- Keep technical documentation up to date
- Prepare and execute change requests in production
- Analyse application logs to identify root causes
- Mentor junior team members and review their work
- Coordinate the technical work of the team
- Automate recurring tasks with scripts
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)
Less common
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.
- Microsoft PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst
- Google Advanced Data Analytics
- Tableau Desktop Certified Professional
Where can this career take you?
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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: 48% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: Statistics & probability, Machine learning, SQL
View roadmapOverlap: 40% · Difficulty: Medium
Skills to learn: SQL, Orchestration (Airflow), Spark / distributed processing
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Soft skills
- Leadership
- Analytical thinking
- Clear communication
- Mentoring
- Strategic thinking
- Sense of ownership
Common previous careers
Roles that frequently lead into this career.
Overlap: 56% · Difficulty: Easy
Skills to learn: Advanced SQL, Dashboard architecture, Mentoring
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