Career-Advancing Trends in Business Analysis
IIBA’s Global State of Business Analysis Report is your essential resource for career trends and statistics in business analysis. As an exclusive member benefit, this annual report offers invaluable insights into compensation, skills, developments, and demographics that define the business analysis community.
The world is rapidly changing—and business analysis can lead the way.
In the dynamic business landscape, staying informed is critical to career growth. To successfully build a resilient and adaptable future, business analysis professionals must draw upon a supportive professional community along with the right data, research, and tools.
IIBA's Global State of Business Analysis Report provides a broad view of topical information, insights, demographics, and trends that influence business analysis globally.
This report is the first instalment of a three-part series that explores key areas of the business analysis profession. Part 1 provides a panoramic view of topical information and insights on salaries, high-paying industries, education, and more.
Read on for valuable insights to empower your professional journey.
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Part 1: The Global State of Business Analysis
Key Findings
Based on a survey involving more than 4,400 professionals across 165 countries, the Global State of Business Analysis Report offers a snapshot of the evolving business analysis landscape.
The report's key findings share trends shaping the field of business analysis, providing insights for professionals and organizations navigating the global business environment.
The Diverse Business Analysis Landscape
Understanding the current state of the industry is key to navigating challenges. Explore the diversity of the report's respondents from around the world.
Which Age Groups Are Represented?
Over the past year, the predominant age group of respondents shifted from individuals aged 25 to 35 to those aged 36 to 45, with the latter now comprising the highest number of responses.
IIBA’s Global State of Business Analysis Report
This report is the first instalment of a three-part series that explores key areas of the business analysis profession. Part 1 provides a panoramic view of topical information and insights on salaries, high-paying industries, education, and more.
Read on for valuable insights to empower your professional journey.
Education and Employment Trends
When it comes to dominant education level by region, Europe is the exception, with 48% of respondents holding a master's degree. In both the Americas/the Caribbean and Africa/Middle East, 46% have a bachelor's degree, while in Asia/Pacific this figure drops to 42%.
Dominant Education Level by Region
Understanding employment trends is pivotal for strategic and career planning. Among respondents, 77% are employed full time, 6% work as consultants, and 5% are unemployed. Respondents who are self-employed, students, and employed part time account for 4% each.
Employment Status
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2022 Global State of Business Analysis Report
Career-focused Insights You Need to Know
IIBA’s 2022 Global State of Business Analysis Report (GSBA) provides a view of today’s trends and statistics in business analysis. New this year, Career Journey addresses what professionals need to know about business analysis career phases, with specific insights including salary, organization types, job titles, and more.
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Being Nimble: The Scalable Capability for Organizations to Sense and Respond to Change
As part of IIBA’s Global Research, Being Nimble examines the established concept of business agility and identifies ways that organizations can improve their ability to sense and respond to change through the application of business analysis. Over 65% of organizations with high nimble capacity are best in class or exceed their peers in responding to change.
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Part A: How Business Data Analytics is Transforming Industry
As part of IIBA’s Global Research, Achieving More with Data analyzes the forces shaping the use of data and analytics at companies and the strategies, including the use of Business Analysis Professionals, for transforming to a data-driven organization.
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