Business Analyst, skill by skill.

About 4 in 5 employers hiring Business Analysts require requirements and business analysis, more than any other skill (79%, against 3% across technology jobs). Skills read to 7 November 2026.

83Open ads

83 Business Analyst jobs were open on 7 November 2026, about 1 in every 160 open Australian jobs we read.

5Skills per ad

A typical Business Analyst ad requires 5 skills, against 6 for a typical technology ad.

22%Employers asking for AI

About 1 in 5 employers hiring Business Analysts ask for an AI skill (22%, against 40% across technology jobs).

We read job ads on 988 Australian employers' own careers sites. Nobody was surveyed.

The skills employers require

Requirements and business analysis: 79% of employers require it, against 3% across technology jobs. Named in 109 ads from 59 employers.
Agile delivery and estimation: 38% of employers require it, against 14% across technology jobs. Named in 57 ads from 36 employers.
Problem solving: 36% of employers require it, against 17% across technology jobs. Named in 44 ads from 32 employers.
Analytics and BI: 16% of employers require it, against 11% across technology jobs. Named in 29 ads from 22 employers.
Facilitation and presenting: 15% of employers require it, against 2% across technology jobs. Named in 31 ads from 26 employers.
Financial services and payments: 12% of employers require it, against 3% across technology jobs. Named in 29 ads from 21 employers.
Risk and dependency management: 10% of employers require it, against 6% across technology jobs. Named in 31 ads from 24 employers.
Continuous improvement: 10% of employers require it, against 2% across technology jobs. Named in 22 ads from 16 employers.
Project planning and delivery: 10% of employers require it, against 14% across technology jobs. Named in 28 ads from 19 employers.
Enterprise platform development: 10% of employers require it, against under 1% across technology jobs. Named in 13 ads from 12 employers.

Skills employers ask for together

Of the ads that ask for agile delivery and estimation, 33% also ask for facilitation and presenting (27% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for problem solving, 30% also ask for project planning and delivery (24% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for analytics and BI, 31% also ask for continuous improvement (19% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for analytics and BI, 31% also ask for project planning and delivery (24% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for facilitation and presenting, 19% also ask for enterprise platform development (11% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for facilitation and presenting, 39% also ask for financial services and payments (25% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for facilitation and presenting, 32% also ask for project planning and delivery (24% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for financial services and payments, 41% also ask for facilitation and presenting (27% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for financial services and payments, 31% also ask for project planning and delivery (24% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for financial services and payments, 31% also ask for risk and dependency management (27% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for risk and dependency management, 32% also ask for project planning and delivery (24% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for risk and dependency management, 29% also ask for financial services and payments (25% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for continuous improvement, 41% also ask for analytics and BI (25% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for continuous improvement, 36% also ask for project planning and delivery (24% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for project planning and delivery, 29% also ask for continuous improvement (19% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for project planning and delivery, 36% also ask for facilitation and presenting (27% across all Business Analyst ads).
Of the ads that ask for project planning and delivery, 36% also ask for risk and dependency management (27% across all Business Analyst ads).

Key tasks in this job

Gather and define business requirements: in 78% of Business Analyst ads, and more often at junior and mid-level (82%, against 73% senior). Calls on: Requirements and business analysis, Stakeholder communication, Leadership.
Map and analyse current and future processes: in 55% of Business Analyst ads, and more often at senior level (59%, against 53% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Requirements and business analysis, Continuous improvement, Technical documentation.
Facilitate workshops and discovery sessions: in 45% of Business Analyst ads, much the same at every level (43% junior and mid-level, 48% senior). Calls on: Stakeholder communication, Facilitation and presenting, Requirements and business analysis.
Build relationships between business and technology: in 43% of Business Analyst ads, and more often at junior and mid-level (46%, against 39% senior). Calls on: Stakeholder communication, Cross-functional collaboration, Requirements and business analysis.
Find and deliver process improvements: in 38% of Business Analyst ads, and more often at junior and mid-level (42%, against 32% senior). Calls on: Continuous improvement, Requirements and business analysis, Scripting and automation.
Assess impacts, gaps and feasibility: in 31% of Business Analyst ads, and more often at senior level (39%, against 26% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Requirements and business analysis, Stakeholder communication, Debugging and troubleshooting.
Design solutions with technical teams: in 31% of Business Analyst ads, and more often at senior level (36%, against 28% junior and mid-level). Calls on: Requirements and business analysis, Software architecture and system design, Stakeholder communication.
Support implementation, cutover and go-live: in 28% of Business Analyst ads, and more often at junior and mid-level (32%, against 23% senior). Calls on: Project planning and delivery, Automated testing, Manual and exploratory testing.
Write user stories and acceptance criteria: in 28% of Business Analyst ads, and more often at junior and mid-level (32%, against 23% senior). Calls on: Requirements and business analysis, Backlog and requirements, Stakeholder communication.
Plan and coordinate user acceptance testing: in 28% of Business Analyst ads, much the same at every level (28% junior and mid-level, 27% senior). Calls on: Manual and exploratory testing, Automated testing, Requirements and business analysis.

We read the tasks in 116 Business Analyst ads, up to 7 November 2026. We tell an ad's level from its job title.

Where the jobs are

Sydney: 53% of open Business Analyst jobs (44 jobs at 24 employers), against 29% of all open Australian jobs. Hiring most: Macquarie Group (11), ASX (5), Insignia Financial (3), AMP (2), Automic Group (2), CMC Markets (2), EY Australia (2), AIA Australia (1) and 16 more.
Melbourne: 25% of open Business Analyst jobs (21 jobs at 17 employers), against 19% of all open Australian jobs. Hiring most: ANZ (4), Bega Cheese (2), AIA Australia (1), Accenture Australia (1), Australian Communications and Media Authority (1), Automic Group (1), Bank Australia (1), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (1) and 9 more.
Canberra: 12% of open Business Analyst jobs (10 jobs at 9 employers), against 6% of all open Australian jobs. Hiring most: Leidos Australia (2), Australian Communications and Media Authority (1), Australian Digital Health Agency (1), Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (1), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (1), Department of Defence (1), Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) (1), Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (1) and 1 more.
Brisbane: 6% of open Business Analyst jobs (5 jobs at 5 employers), against 8% of all open Australian jobs. Hiring most: Australian Digital Health Agency (1), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) (1), Deloitte Australia (1), Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) (1), GHD (1).
Other places: 6% of open Business Analyst jobs (5 jobs), against 10% of all open Australian jobs.

We place a job in the city its ad names. Some jobs name more than one city, so they count in each.

Share of jobs in each state

New South Wales: 60% of open Business Analyst jobs (44 jobs), against 43% of all open Australian jobs.
Victoria: 27% of open Business Analyst jobs (20 jobs), against 29% of all open Australian jobs.
Australian Capital Territory: 14% of open Business Analyst jobs (10 jobs), against 7% of all open Australian jobs.
Queensland: 10% of open Business Analyst jobs (7 jobs), against 18% of all open Australian jobs.
Other states and territories: 8% of open Business Analyst jobs (6 jobs), against 19% of all open Australian jobs.

Some jobs are advertised in more than one state, so the shares add up to more than 100%.

Which industries are hiring

Financial and Insurance Services: 37% of open Business Analyst jobs (31 jobs), against 13% of all open Australian jobs.
Information Media and Telecommunications: 6% of open Business Analyst jobs (5 jobs), against 11% of all open Australian jobs.
Other industries: 15% of open Business Analyst jobs (12 jobs), against 22% of all open Australian jobs.
Industry not known: 42% of open Business Analyst jobs (35 jobs), against 38% of all open Australian jobs.

Industry is our estimate, made from each employer's own description, using the Bureau of Statistics' industry groups.

Size of the employers hiring

5,000 or more staff: 27% of open Business Analyst jobs (22 jobs), against 20% of all open Australian jobs.
1,000 to 4,999 staff: 27% of open Business Analyst jobs (22 jobs), against 21% of all open Australian jobs.
Size not known: 41% of open Business Analyst jobs (34 jobs), against 41% of all open Australian jobs.

Company size comes from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency's public dataset, 2025, CC BY 4.0. It covers private employers with 100 or more staff, so government and smaller employers show as size not known.

Employers hiring now

Macquarie Group: 11 open Business Analyst jobs, 13% of the 83 open now.
ASX: 5 open Business Analyst jobs, 6% of the 83 open now.
ANZ: 4 open Business Analyst jobs, 5% of the 83 open now.
Automic Group: 3 open Business Analyst jobs, 4% of the 83 open now.
EY Australia: 3 open Business Analyst jobs, 4% of the 83 open now.
Insignia Financial: 3 open Business Analyst jobs, 4% of the 83 open now.
AMP: 2 open Business Analyst jobs, 2% of the 83 open now.
Bega Cheese: 2 open Business Analyst jobs, 2% of the 83 open now.

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