Business Analysis Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Business Analysis Manager manages business analysis process. Responsible for delivery of analysis reports and products to internal and external stakeholders. May supervise Business or Management Analysts.
Job Outlook
There were 375 Business Analysis Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 13777 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Business / Management Analyst industry, which includes the Business Analysis Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Business Analysis Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $113,379.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $106,321.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Business Analysis Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $94,585.
Education and Experience
Posted Business Analysis Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 68.11% |
| Master's Degree | 34.3% |
| Doctoral Degree | 5.46% |
| Other | 3.96% |
Posted Business Analysis Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 11.1% |
| 3 to 5 years | 49.25% |
| 6 to 8 years | 26.85% |
| 9+ years | 12.81% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Business Analysis Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (49.26%)
- Leadership (42.5%)
- Management (39.24%)
- Problem Solving (28.45%)
- Operations (25.79%)
- Presentations (22.31%)
- Sales (21.66%)
- Microsoft Excel (21.62%)
- Planning (21.1%)
- Influencing Skills (18.23%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Business Intelligence (21.97%)
- Dashboard (23.91%)
- Python (Programming Language) (22.59%)
- Business Analysis (15.25%)
- Computer Science (20.8%)
- Finance (22.48%)
- Data Analysis (41.99%)
- Business Analytics (21.52%)
- Project Management (32.36%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (39%)
- Power BI (23.49%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Workflow Management (10.78%)
- Agile Methodology (14.67%)
- Business Process (14.66%)
- Automation (11.52%)
- Analytics (17.4%)
- Change Management (6.25%)
- Data-Driven Decision Making (7.03%)
- Business Requirements (13.7%)
- Data Mining (7.86%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (16.02%)
- Data Modeling (10.6%)
- Data Quality (7.49%)
- Data Visualization (17.56%)
- Information Systems (9.18%)
- Data Management (8.1%)
- Financial Services (4.45%)
- Economics (12.4%)
- R (Programming Language) (16.46%)
- Data Warehousing (9.01%)
- Risk Management (3.38%)
- Machine Learning (9.36%)
- Marketing (24.32%)
- Scrum (Software Development) (6.39%)
- User Story (3.88%)
- Business Strategies (7.9%)
- Process Improvement (11.95%)
- Statistics (14.65%)
- SAS (Software) (10.48%)
- Data Science (15.87%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (30.09%)
- Advanced Analytics (18.68%)
- Stakeholder Management (2.79%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Business Analysis (20.5%)
- Business Analytics (28.93%)
- Finance (30.22%)
- Python (Programming Language) (30.37%)
- Power BI (31.57%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (52.42%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Business Analysis Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Analytics Manager
- Lead Business Analyst
- Business Analyst/Project Manager
- Analytics and Insights Manager
- Business Analytics Manager
- Advanced Analytics Manager
- Reporting and Analytics Manager
- At-Home Advisor
- Business Systems Analysis Manager
- Analytics and Reporting Analyst
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Data Analyst
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Business Analyst (General)
- Data Manager
- Decision Support Analyst
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Business Analysis Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Prime Therapeutics (307)
- Walmart (257)
- Johnson & Johnson (189)
- Humana (159)
- Citigroup (150)
- Publicis Groupe (136)
- JPMorgan Chase (135)
- Elevance Health (128)
- DirecTV (123)
- Cigna (115)
North Carolina
- Wells Fargo (14)
- North Carolina State University (10)
- Randstad (10)
- Prime Therapeutics (7)
- GlaxoSmithKline (6)
- HCL Technologies (5)
- Ally (5)
- PNC (5)
- The Coca-Cola Company (5)
- Modis (5)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
- Business Administration Master's Degrees
- Management, Marketing Analytics Master's Degrees
- Professional Communication and Managerial Skills Graduate Certificates
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