Most In-Demand Business Analysis Skills
The most in-demand skills for Business Analysis roles right now are agile, sql, user-stories — ranked across 90013 open postings.
Updated October 8, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agile | 6,905 | +1,191 |
| 2 | sql | 5,617 | +646 |
| 3 | user-stories | 5,164 | +1,107 |
| 4 | ai | 4,175 | +559 |
| 5 | analytics | 4,096 | +629 |
| 6 | jira | 3,856 | +810 |
| 7 | automation | 3,631 | +403 |
| 8 | acceptance-criteria | 3,286 | +973 |
| 9 | scrum | 3,004 | +767 |
| 10 | process-improvement | 2,936 | +559 |
| 11 | api | 2,924 | +519 |
| 12 | requirements-gathering | 2,902 | +423 |
| 13 | cloud | 2,896 | +215 |
| 14 | stakeholder-management | 2,895 | +361 |
| 15 | powerbi | 2,515 | +436 |
| 16 | erp | 2,309 | +362 |
| 17 | confluence | 2,190 | +232 |
| 18 | solution-design | 1,971 | +248 |
| 19 | sap | 1,702 | +197 |
| 20 | data-quality | 1,584 | +262 |
| 21 | visio | 1,583 | +192 |
| 22 | azure | 1,535 | +83 |
| 23 | python | 1,490 | +205 |
| 24 | oracle | 1,458 | +90 |
| 25 | sdlc | 1,425 | +94 |
| 26 | bpmn | 1,424 | +47 |
| 27 | devops | 1,341 | +169 |
| 28 | tableau | 1,255 | +214 |
| 29 | data-analytics | 1,220 | +228 |
| 30 | crm | 1,206 | +105 |
| 31 | salesforce | 1,126 | +11 |
| 32 | uml | 1,112 | +3 |
| 33 | root-cause-analysis | 1,105 | +337 |
| 34 | data-modeling | 1,073 | +307 |
| 35 | gap-analysis | 929 | +94 |
| 36 | aws | 871 | +204 |
| 37 | data-governance | 869 | +161 |
| 38 | azure-devops | 835 | +112 |
| 39 | sharepoint | 810 | +115 |
| 40 | requirements-elicitation | 788 | +13 |