Most In-Demand Business Analysis Skills
The most in-demand skills for Business Analysis roles right now are agile, sql, user-stories — ranked across 77315 open postings.
Updated September 14, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agile | 5,845 | +1,081 |
| 2 | sql | 4,975 | +409 |
| 3 | user-stories | 4,163 | +1,042 |
| 4 | ai | 3,671 | +520 |
| 5 | analytics | 3,513 | +665 |
| 6 | automation | 3,262 | +643 |
| 7 | jira | 3,176 | +522 |
| 8 | cloud | 2,794 | +481 |
| 9 | stakeholder-management | 2,533 | +532 |
| 10 | requirements-gathering | 2,507 | +591 |
| 11 | process-improvement | 2,495 | +720 |
| 12 | acceptance-criteria | 2,419 | +670 |
| 13 | scrum | 2,378 | +431 |
| 14 | api | 2,350 | +277 |
| 15 | powerbi | 2,136 | +574 |
| 16 | erp | 2,063 | +613 |
| 17 | confluence | 1,936 | +224 |
| 18 | solution-design | 1,705 | +347 |
| 19 | sap | 1,519 | +310 |
| 20 | oracle | 1,405 | +93 |
| 21 | visio | 1,401 | +334 |
| 22 | data-quality | 1,377 | +412 |
| 23 | azure | 1,357 | +282 |
| 24 | bpmn | 1,330 | +117 |
| 25 | sdlc | 1,312 | +259 |
| 26 | python | 1,240 | +133 |
| 27 | devops | 1,129 | +275 |
| 28 | crm | 1,127 | +260 |
| 29 | salesforce | 1,109 | +236 |
| 30 | uml | 1,069 | -20 |
| 31 | tableau | 1,060 | +198 |
| 32 | data-analytics | 1,015 | +180 |
| 33 | gap-analysis | 834 | +190 |
| 34 | data-governance | 765 | +248 |
| 35 | requirements-elicitation | 760 | +219 |
| 36 | sharepoint | 759 | +223 |
| 37 | data-modeling | 746 | +173 |
| 38 | process-modeling | 715 | +168 |
| 39 | azure-devops | 698 | +201 |
| 40 | machine-learning | 667 | +49 |