What Principal Business Analysis Jobs Ask For
Across 186 open Principal Business Analysis postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are sql, agile, analytics.
Updated September 19, 2026
239 open Principal Business Analysis postings. The percentages below are measured over the 186 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| sql | 35% |
| agile | 33% |
| analytics | 27% |
| automation | 26% |
| ai | 22% |
| jira | 20% |
| cloud | 20% |
| user-stories | 19% |
| stakeholder-management | 16% |
| api | 15% |
| python | 14% |
| confluence | 13% |
| powerbi | 13% |
| sap | 13% |
| acceptance-criteria | 13% |
| networking | 12% |
| linux | 12% |
| devops | 10% |
| process-improvement | 10% |
| splunk | 10% |
| solution-design | 10% |
| unix | 10% |
| active-directory | 9% |
| oracle | 9% |
| vlan | 9% |
| data-quality | 9% |
| firmware | 9% |
| tableau | 9% |
| dhcp | 8% |
| dns | 8% |
| ldap | 8% |
| requirements-gathering | 8% |
| scrum | 8% |
| windows-server | 7% |
| azure | 6% |
| program-management | 6% |
| erp | 6% |
| machine-learning | 6% |
| servicenow | 6% |
| cisco | 5% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 239 open Principal Business Analysis jobs →
Across all Business Analysis levels
Most Business Analysis postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- agile 6,347
- sql 5,460
- user-stories 4,590
- ai 4,012
- analytics 3,820
- jira 3,470
- automation 3,422
- cloud 2,916
- stakeholder-management 2,827
- requirements-gathering 2,767
- process-improvement 2,679
- acceptance-criteria 2,663