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Business Intelligence Analyst Career Market Report 2026

1,007 active jobs. 458 companies. Median salary $110K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,007
Active Job Openings
458
Companies Hiring
$110K
Median Salary (US)
76%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Business Intelligence Analyst market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 76% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $110K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $80K to $157K.

SQL is the most-demanded skill at 65%

SQL demand rose +14.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Amazon leads hiring with 58 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Senior → Lead (+$70K, +64%)

Salary increase: +$70K · Sample: Senior → Lead

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 72% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior42$90K$110K$157K
Mid-Level20$71K$83K$156K
Manager18$110K$121K$155K
Director15$134K$142K$190K
Junior5$65K$80K$120K
Lead4$128K$180K$191K

What jumps out

Senior → Lead: +$70K (64%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States49$110KUSD
Remote15$111KUSD
Canada11$100KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.0%
Remote11.6%
Hybrid3.3%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

SQL
65%
Python
38%
Data Analysis
36%
AI/LLM
34%
Data Pipeline
33%
AWS
19%
Redshift
16%
Azure
13%
Snowflake
13%
Project Management
12%
R
10%
dbt
8%

Skills on the Rise

SQL ↑+14.6ppR ↑+10.4ppData Pipeline ↑+8.5ppdbt ↑+7.8ppDatabricks ↑+7.4pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-49.0ppExcel ↓-20.4ppAttention to Detail ↓-12.0ppAgile ↓-9.8ppMental Health ↓-8.3pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Amazon585.8%
Jobgether262.6%
Tp131.3%
Onetp131.3%
Cgsfederal101.0%
Wppmedia90.9%
Cnx90.9%
Nttlimited80.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States269
India69
Remote68
Canada28
United Kingdom22
Philippines12
Brazil12
Spain11

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree52.0%399
Master's Degree16.9%130
Bachelor's Degree11.3%87
PhD / Doctorate0.4%3
High School / GED0.1%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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