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Data Analyst: skills and learning path

Data analysts turn raw data into reports, dashboards and answers for the business. SQL, Excel and a BI tool such as Power BI or Tableau are what most job posts ask for.

Based on 2,400 job posts, May 2024 – Mar 2026 Typical experience asked: 2–5 years Data Analyst jobs

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What Data Analyst job posts ask for

The share of job posts that ask for each skill, rounded. Core skills are asked for in at least 15% of posts.

Learning path

The core skills in order, with a free course and practice on jobpe for each. Check your resume above to see only the skills you're missing.

  1. 1

    SQL

    Core skill · in about 50% of job posts
  2. 2

    Power BI

    Core skill · in about 30% of job posts
  3. 3

    Excel

    Core skill · in about 25% of job posts
  4. 4

    MIS reporting and dashboards

    Core skill · in about 25% of job posts
  5. 5

    Python

    Core skill · in about 25% of job posts
  6. 6

    ETL and data warehousing

    Core skill · in about 25% of job posts
  7. 7

    Tableau

    Core skill · in about 20% of job posts

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