Business Analysis Manager

Business Analysis Manager

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

Manages business analysis process. Responsible for delivery of analysis reports and products to internal and external stakeholders. May supervise Business or Management Analysts.

Job Outlook

There were 75 Business Analysis Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 2887 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Business / Management Analyst industry, which includes the Business Analysis Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2012:

Salary

Many new Business Analysis Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $93,715.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $93,763.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Business Analysis Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $85,128.

Education and Experience

Posted Business Analysis Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education LevelPercentageAssociate’s Degree1%Bachelor’s Degree65%Master’s Degree34%Doctoral Degree0%Other0%

Posted Business Analysis Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of ExperiencePercentage0 to 2 years11%3 to 5 years52%6 to 8 years24%9+ years13%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Business Analysis Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

• Communication Skills (46%)
• Teamwork / Collaboration (43%)
• Problem Solving (37%)
• Planning (33%)
• Microsoft Excel (32%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

• Business Analysis (93%)
• Project Management (38%)
• Business Process (33%)
• Data Analysis (21%)
• SQL (21%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

• Customer Service (16%)
• Process Improvement (15%)
• Software Development (14%)
• Vaccination (13%)
• Business Administration (9%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

• Business Intelligence (7%)
• Microsoft Visio (7%)
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT) (7%)
• Pricing Strategy (6%)
• Product Management (6%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed along with the marginal value: the average salary difference between postings that request that skill and those that do not.

• Agile Development (3%) – marginal value $18,230
• Reengineering (2%) – marginal value $16,404
• Requirements elicitation (1%) – marginal value $10,114
• Waterfall Development Process (4%) – marginal value $8,494
• Business Case Analysis (4%) – marginal value $8,398

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Business Analysis Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

• Business Analyst Manager
• Pbm Pricing Strategy Analyst Manager
• Manager, Talent Business Analyst
• Manager, Business Analysis

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Business Analysis Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

• Deloitte (157)
• JP Morgan Chase Company (155)
• Anthem Blue Cross (139)
• Walmart / Sam’s (137)
• PricewaterhouseCoopers (123)

North Carolina

• PricewaterhouseCoopers (7)
• Cisco Systems Incorporated (7)
• Accenture (4)
• Fidelity Brokerage Services (4)
• KPMG (4)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!