Most In-Demand Business Analysis Skills · freehire
The most in-demand skills for Business Analysis roles right now are agile, sql, ai — ranked across 37661 open postings.
Updated August 20, 2026
| # | Skill | Open postings | 30-day growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | agile | 2,946 | +2,946 |
| 2 | sql | 2,593 | +2,593 |
| 3 | ai | 1,909 | +1,909 |
| 4 | analytics | 1,800 | +1,800 |
| 5 | user-stories | 1,800 | +1,800 |
| 6 | automation | 1,642 | +1,642 |
| 7 | jira | 1,573 | +1,573 |
| 8 | cloud | 1,367 | +1,367 |
| 9 | api | 1,275 | +1,275 |
| 10 | stakeholder-management | 1,188 | +1,188 |
| 11 | scrum | 1,186 | +1,186 |
| 12 | process-improvement | 1,127 | +1,127 |
| 13 | requirements-gathering | 1,092 | +1,092 |
| 14 | acceptance-criteria | 1,066 | +1,066 |
| 15 | confluence | 1,046 | +1,046 |
| 16 | powerbi | 989 | +989 |
| 17 | erp | 890 | +890 |
| 18 | solution-design | 846 | +846 |
| 19 | azure | 743 | +743 |
| 20 | sap | 741 | +741 |
| 21 | bpmn | 710 | +710 |
| 22 | python | 705 | +705 |
| 23 | data-quality | 656 | +656 |
| 24 | oracle | 613 | +613 |
| 25 | uml | 592 | +592 |
| 26 | devops | 591 | +591 |
| 27 | tableau | 572 | +572 |
| 28 | visio | 569 | +569 |
| 29 | sdlc | 561 | +561 |
| 30 | data-analytics | 520 | +520 |
| 31 | crm | 516 | +516 |
| 32 | salesforce | 489 | +489 |
| 33 | data-modeling | 364 | +364 |
| 34 | machine-learning | 351 | +351 |
| 35 | data-governance | 346 | +346 |
| 36 | azure-devops | 341 | +341 |
| 37 | gap-analysis | 339 | +339 |
| 38 | data-visualization | 339 | +339 |
| 39 | aws | 336 | +336 |
| 40 | saas | 332 | +332 |