Numbers • Business
Business Analytics
You turn messy company data into decisions — pricing, growth, retention, where the money actually comes from.
Match with you
80%
Day to day
- Writing queries and building dashboards
- Explaining findings to non-technical teams
- Forecasting and scenario modelling
- Designing experiments
How people get in
- Maths / economics / CS degree
- Analytics graduate scheme
- Data apprenticeship
Degrees that lead here
MathematicsEconomicsComputer ScienceStatisticsBusiness Analytics
Routes without a degree
Level 4 Data Analyst apprenticeship (UK)Self-taught SQL portfolioInternal move from ops
The numbers
What business analytics pays in the UK.
Entry level
£28K–£36K
Mid career
£45K–£65K
Senior
£75K–£100K
Top end
£140K+
Demand
Very high
Competitiveness
Moderate
Remote potential
Very high
Industries: Tech · Banking · Retail · Sport · Healthcare
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