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business systems analyst

Learned from 21 real résumés for this role.

Across 21 real U.S. résumés for a business systems analyst, the most distinctive skills are Business Requirement Gathering, Brd and Oral Communication — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Business Requirement Gathering
29% have it · 1853.2× vs average
Brd
29% have it · 1853.2× vs average
Oral Communication
29% have it · 1544.4× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

brd
1853.2×
29% · N=6
oral communication
1544.4×
29% · N=6
toad for oracle
1323.7×
29% · N=6
cost-benefit analysis
1158.3×
29% · N=6
functional specification
1111.9×
29% · N=6
writing skills
1069.2×
29% · N=6
object-oriented design
1029.6×
29% · N=6
swot analysis
868.7×
29% · N=6
conflict management
731.5×
29% · N=6
rup
661.9×
29% · N=6
code analysis
926.6×
14% · N=3
b2b
591.5×
29% · N=6
web-based applications
772.2×
14% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Business Systems Analyst need?

In 21 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Business Requirement Gathering (29% have it), Brd (29% have it), Oral Communication (29% have it), Toad For Oracle (29% have it), Cost-Benefit Analysis (29% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Business Systems Analyst roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are It Project Manager (12% of moves, N=9), Information Analytics Specialist (4% of moves, N=3), Data Analyst Intern (4% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Business Systems Analyst?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Business Analyst (3% of arrivals, N=12), Application Support Analyst (25% of arrivals, N=3), Operations Analyst (11% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Business Systems Analyst salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 21 of them are Business Systems Analyst résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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