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Business Intelligence Developer / Architect

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

A Business Intelligence Developer or Architect develops and builds technology systems that support business intelligence for a company. Identifies software needed for business intelligence analysts; sets up systems for collecting data on business operations, customers or sales.

Job Outlook

There were 448 Business Intelligence Developer / Architect job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 13381 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Business Intelligence Architect / Developer industry, which includes the Business Intelligence Developer / Architect career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Business Intelligence Developer / Architect 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 $108,835.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $103,582.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Business Intelligence Developer / Architect postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $95,666.

Education and Experience

Posted Business Intelligence Developer / Architect 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 LevelPercentage
Associate's Degree0%
Bachelor's Degree59.33%
Master's Degree17.83%
Doctoral Degree1.69%
Other2.54%

Posted Business Intelligence Developer / Architect 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 ExperiencePercentage
0 to 2 years17.39%
3 to 5 years54.81%
6 to 8 years19.53%
9+ years8.27%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Business Intelligence Developer / Architect 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 (38.83%)
  • Problem Solving (28.44%)
  • Management (21.28%)
  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (19.75%)
  • Leadership (19.26%)
  • Decision Making (14.96%)
  • Operations (14.03%)
  • Detail Oriented (13.45%)
  • Innovation (13.06%)
  • Information Technology (12.81%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

  • Data Analysis (40.42%)
  • Business Intelligence Development (6.62%)
  • Microsoft Azure (20.77%)
  • Business Intelligence (82.11%)
  • Computer Science (41.44%)
  • Extract Transform Load (ETL) (37.49%)
  • Data Visualization (31.59%)
  • Business Requirements (28.35%)
  • Data Modeling (46.67%)
  • Power BI (63.54%)
  • SQL Server Analysis Services (8.57%)
  • Dashboard (53.91%)
  • Data Warehousing (42.79%)
  • Python (Programming Language) (25.25%)
  • Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (36.34%)
  • SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) (18.12%)
  • SQL (Programming Language) (73.53%)
  • SQL Server Reporting Services (17.15%)
  • Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) (22.8%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

  • Azure Data Factory (5.79%)
  • Workflow Management (8.31%)
  • Data Lakes (4.92%)
  • Application Programming Interface (API) (8.44%)
  • Agile Methodology (16.36%)
  • Data-Driven Decision Making (7.12%)
  • JavaScript (Programming Language) (2.91%)
  • JIRA (3.72%)
  • Business Intelligence Tools (8.38%)
  • Data Architecture (12%)
  • Information Systems (10.56%)
  • Data Management (10.22%)
  • Data Quality (13.71%)
  • Data Mining (10.06%)
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (10.4%)
  • Microsoft Power Platform (2.99%)
  • Scalability (15.8%)
  • Automation (13.3%)
  • Amazon Web Services (12.32%)
  • C# (Programming Language) (3.66%)
  • Statistics (12.52%)
  • Business Process (8.88%)
  • Self Service Technologies (9.21%)
  • Data Integrity (6.92%)
  • Relational Databases (12.41%)
  • Data Governance (13%)
  • R (Programming Language) (11.18%)
  • Finance (12.62%)
  • Data Engineering (8.89%)
  • Data Integration (10.05%)
  • Databricks (3.74%)
  • Project Management (11.81%)
  • Microsoft SQL Servers (12.75%)
  • Scrum (Software Development) (4.27%)
  • Stored Procedure (12.23%)
  • Data Science (14.97%)
  • Transact-SQL (7.98%)
  • Scripting (11.13%)
  • Data Pipelines (7.67%)

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.

  • Data Analysis Expressions (DAX) (25%)
  • Microsoft Azure (22.77%)
  • Business Intelligence Development (7.26%)
  • Business Requirements (31.08%)
  • Computer Science (45.43%)
  • Extract Transform Load (ETL) (41.1%)
  • Data Visualization (34.63%)
  • Data Warehousing (46.91%)
  • Online Analytical Processing (4.61%)
  • SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) (19.87%)
  • SQL Server Analysis Services (9.39%)
  • Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (39.84%)
  • Qlik Sense (Data Analytics Software) (3.39%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Business Intelligence Developer / Architect skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

  • Business Intelligence Developer
  • Power Business Intelligence Developer
  • Business Intelligence Engineer
  • Business Intelligence Architect
  • Business Intelligence Intern
  • Lead Business Intelligence Developer
  • Business Intelligence Data Analyst
  • Microsoft Business Intelligence Developer
  • Business Intelligence Manager
  • Report Developer

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 Intelligence Developer / Architect jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

  • Amazon (673)
  • Veralto (467)
  • Humana (396)
  • Lumen Technologies (202)
  • Ford (190)
  • Insight Global (155)
  • Robert Half (155)
  • Homesafe Alliance (145)
  • Contact Government Services (129)
  • Centerwell, Limited Partnership (111)

North Carolina

  • Veralto (12)
  • Duke University (9)
  • Humana (8)
  • Robert Half (7)
  • Spectrum (6)
  • Cynet Systems (6)
  • Vaco (6)
  • Insight Global (5)
  • Chandra Technologies (5)
  • Astyra Corporation (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!