Career moves · 231,145 postings · 163 markets · 2026-07-16
Where can your career go next?
Search the role you're in. We count what employers ask for across 231,145 active postings, then show you the markets one step away: how big each one is, and exactly which skills you'd need to add.
What this is and isn't
Markets sit close together when employers on both sides ask for the same skills, measured across 350 normalized skills. This is not a record of people moving between them. That would need career histories we don't have. A close market also isn't automatically a good move. Skills counted are the ones postings list explicitly, so every figure is a floor.
You are here
Business Analyst
436 open jobs·249 employers
10 markets are one step away
These are the 10 careers with the highest skill overlap with Business Analyst. Bigger circles mean more openings; careers closer to the center require fewer new skills.
Among nearby careers, Data Scientist has the most openings (964), while Data Analyst requires the fewest new skills.
Skill transition
How much each market's required skills differ from your
current role.
- Very close1
- Close9
Larger circles = more open jobs, from 100 to 964 here.
TapSelect a market to put it at the center.
Data Analyst
from Business Analyst
Excellent match
Very close
The closest move to Business Analyst we can see.
545
openings in Data Analyst
6
skills you already have
6
skills to learn
5
skills to strengthen
You already have
Business AnalystData Analystshare of postingssql
40%61%
statistical analysis
25%50%
business intelligence
19%46%
tableau
18%28%
power bi
14%26%
etl
10%10%
You'll need to learn
- analyticsasked for in 71% of Data Analyst postings
- pythonasked for in 41% of Data Analyst postings
- dashboardsasked for in 62% of Data Analyst postings
- data qualityasked for in 27% of Data Analyst postings
- snowflakeasked for in 13% of Data Analyst postings
- rasked for in 18% of Data Analyst postings
Strengthen what you have
- sql40% → 61%
- statistical analysis25% → 50%
- business intelligence19% → 46%
- tableau18% → 28%
- power bi14% → 26%
How much work is out there
Business Analyst436Data Analyst545This market is about the size of yours.
What to do next
1 · Learn
analytics
Asked for in 71% of Data Analyst postings, and 5 other new skills.
2 · Strengthen
sql
40% of Business Analyst postings ask for it, against 61% of Data Analyst.
3 · Look at the work
545 Data Analyst postings
Observed active in this snapshot.
436 Business Analyst postings · 545 Data Analyst postings · 350 normalized skills · snapshot 2026-07-16
Methodology
What is this based on?
231,145 live job postings from 28,870 employers across 163 markets, captured 2026-07-16. Skills come from each posting's stated requirements.
How is distance calculated?
Each market becomes a profile of the skills its postings request, and markets are compared by how much those profiles overlap (an IDF-weighted cosine similarity, so skills that appear in almost every role count for less). The closest markets sit nearest the center, grouped into five bands from Very close to Different field.
What do the skill lists mean?
Shared skills are the ones both roles commonly ask for. Skills to learn are the ones the target market asks for that your current role doesn't, ranked by how much more often they come up.
What isn't included?
Years of experience, seniority, salary, portfolio or certification requirements, or how competitive a role is to land. Skill overlap is one axis of a move, not the whole picture.
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