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 397 Business Analysis Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 13137 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 $123,035.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $123,200.
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 $103,729.
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 | 69.72% |
| Master's Degree | 34.03% |
| Doctoral Degree | 5.36% |
| Other | 4.93% |
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 | 9.49% |
| 3 to 5 years | 49.09% |
| 6 to 8 years | 28.53% |
| 9+ years | 12.89% |
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 (50.13%)
- Leadership (44.84%)
- Management (39.46%)
- Problem Solving (28.81%)
- Operations (26.14%)
- Planning (23.61%)
- Presentations (23.26%)
- Microsoft Excel (23.05%)
- Sales (20.7%)
- Influencing Skills (18.89%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Agile Methodology (12.57%)
- Data Analysis (42.7%)
- Business Analysis (14.74%)
- Power BI (23.77%)
- Dashboard (25.96%)
- Finance (23.84%)
- Python (Programming Language) (23.51%)
- Project Management (32.64%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (41.68%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Workflow Management (9.7%)
- Data-Driven Decision Making (7.66%)
- Analytics (17.31%)
- Change Management (5.92%)
- JIRA (4.3%)
- Business Intelligence (21.42%)
- Continuous Improvement Process (10.38%)
- Information Systems (9.28%)
- Computer Science (19.63%)
- Economics (13.59%)
- Data Management (8.32%)
- Data Quality (7.62%)
- Data Mining (7.63%)
- Data Visualization (17.76%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (17.22%)
- Marketing (25.17%)
- Risk Management (3.17%)
- Automation (11.26%)
- Business Requirements (13.3%)
- Auditing (4.27%)
- Data Modeling (10.31%)
- Accounting (7.12%)
- Machine Learning (10.24%)
- Financial Services (4.2%)
- Business Analytics (19.75%)
- Statistics (22.42%)
- Business Process (14.57%)
- Customer Relationship Management (5.31%)
- Data Warehousing (10.35%)
- Business Strategies (9.96%)
- Stakeholder Management (4.05%)
- R (Programming Language) (16.19%)
- Advanced Analytics (18%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (31.31%)
- Scrum (Software Development) (5.95%)
- SAS (Software) (9.31%)
- Data Science (16.87%)
- Process Improvement (14%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Tag Management (1.88%)
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.
- Finance (41.42%)
- Python (Programming Language) (40.83%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (72.4%)
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
- Analytics and Insights Manager
- Business Analyst/Project Manager
- Reporting and Analytics Manager
- Advanced Analytics Manager
- Business Analytics Manager
- At-Home Advisor
- Analytics and Reporting Analyst
- Business 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.
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 (379)
- Walmart (209)
- Johnson & Johnson (180)
- Amazon (148)
- JPMorgan Chase (137)
- Centerwell, Limited Partnership (133)
- Elevance Health (124)
- CVS Health (121)
- Publicis Groupe (116)
- Humana (107)
North Carolina
- Wells Fargo (11)
- Prime Therapeutics (10)
- North Carolina State University (9)
- Ally (8)
- North Carolina State Of (8)
- Randstad (8)
- GlaxoSmithKline (7)
- VF (6)
- Lowe's (6)
- The Coca-Cola Company (6)
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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