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Competences — data analyst

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d3edb8f8-3a06-47a0-8fb9-9b212c006aa2).

Essential

  • analyse big data (skill/competence)
  • apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
  • business analytics (knowledge)
  • business intelligence (knowledge)
  • collect ICT data (skill/competence)
  • data engineering (knowledge)
  • data ethics (knowledge)
  • data mining (knowledge)
  • data models (knowledge)
  • data quality assessment (knowledge)
  • data science (knowledge)
  • data visualisation software (knowledge)
  • define data quality criteria (skill/competence)
  • digital data processing (nan)
  • documentation types (knowledge)
  • establish data processes (skill/competence)
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
  • handle data samples (skill/competence)
  • implement data quality processes (skill/competence)
  • information categorisation (knowledge)
  • information confidentiality (knowledge)
  • information extraction (knowledge)
  • information structure (knowledge)
  • integrate ICT data (skill/competence)
  • interpret current data (skill/competence)
  • manage data (skill/competence)
  • normalise data (skill/competence)
  • perform data cleansing (skill/competence)
  • perform data mining (skill/competence)
  • query languages (knowledge)
  • resource description framework query language (knowledge)
  • statistics (knowledge)
  • unstructured data (knowledge)
  • use data processing techniques (skill/competence)
  • use databases (skill/competence)
  • visual presentation techniques (knowledge)

Optional

  • cloud technologies (knowledge)
  • create data models (skill/competence)
  • data storage (knowledge)
  • database (knowledge)
  • deliver visual presentation of data (skill/competence)
  • game theory (knowledge)
  • gather data for forensic purposes (skill/competence)
  • Hadoop (knowledge)
  • healthcare analytics (knowledge)
  • image recognition (knowledge)
  • information architecture (knowledge)
  • LDAP (knowledge)
  • LINQ (knowledge)
  • make data-driven decisions (skill/competence)
  • manage cloud data and storage (skill/competence)
  • manage data collection systems (skill/competence)
  • manage quantitative data (skill/competence)
  • marketing analytics (knowledge)
  • MDX (knowledge)
  • multidisciplinary research (knowledge)
  • N1QL (knowledge)
  • online analytical processing (knowledge)
  • report analysis results (skill/competence)
  • research design (knowledge)
  • social network analysis (knowledge)
  • SPARQL (knowledge)
  • statistical modeling techniques (knowledge)
  • store digital data and systems (skill/competence)
  • use spreadsheets software (skill/competence)
  • web analytics (knowledge)
  • XQuery (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 22 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 86 %
  • statistical analysis — 32 %
  • data visualization — 18 %

Responsibilities

  • data analysis — 27 %
  • data collection — 23 %
  • data visualization — 18 %