The Business Analyst role today
This guide draws on 1,482 Business Analyst postings from 858 companies, published from March to September 2026.
In 2% of Business Analyst postings, building or applying AI is the job itself.
AI Tools Literacy appears in 80% of Business Analyst postings, and Prompt Engineering in 48%.
Automation exposure averages 53 out of 100 across these postings, which is moderate: parts of the routine work can be automated, which makes AI skills more valuable in the role.
Senior positions make up 40% of postings, mid-level 31%. The most common way of working is hybrid, in 58% of postings.
Common skill gaps
The AI skills our analysis of Business Analyst job descriptions most often flags as a gap, with the share of postings where each one comes up.
- Prompt Engineering42%
- Generative AI Fundamentals39%
- AI Risk Awareness34%
- AI Ethics Awareness25%
- AI Governance Fundamentals23%
- AI Requirements Elicitation21%
Business Analyst salary
Pay comes only from postings that quote it: 121 of the 1,482 Business Analyst postings. Each country uses the pay period its employers quote most.
Netherlands
based on 121 postings quoting pay per month€5,300
median per month
The middle half of advertised salaries, with the line at the median.
Essential Business Analyst skills
The skills employers ask for in Business Analyst job descriptions, from the most requested down.
Core skills
- Data Analysis
- AI Tools Literacy
- Prompt Engineering
Often requested
- Process Automation
- Stakeholder Management
Also valued
- Process Automation Awareness
- AI Requirements Elicitation
- SQL
- Process Mining
- Requirements Elicitation
AI skills to learn next
The AI skills employers most often want to add to this role, beyond the ones above.
- AI Use Case Identification
How the Business Analyst role is evolving
The directions employers are taking this role as they adopt AI, with the skills and responsibilities each one adds.
Most common direction
Toward AI transformation
Typical focus
AI-enabled transformation
Skills to add
- Change Management for AI
- AI Tool Evaluation
- AI Transformation Strategy
New responsibilities
- Identify and prioritize AI use cases across business processes
- Facilitate workshops to define AI requirements and success metrics
- Assess organizational AI readiness and develop adoption roadmaps
- Collaborate with data science teams to translate business requirements into AI solution specifications
Other directions
Toward data & machine learning
Typical focus
Data & AI, AI-augmented analytics and Data & AI solutions
Skills to add
- Machine Learning Basics
- Data Visualization
- AI Analytics Tools
- Predictive Analytics
New responsibilities
- Ensure data quality and governance for AI initiatives
- Collaborate with data scientists to translate business needs into AI models
- Collaborate with data scientists to define data requirements for AI models
- Define data requirements for AI and analytics initiatives
Toward AI product
Typical focus
AI product delivery and AI-enabled products
Skills to add
- AI Product Management
- AI Ethics
- AI Roadmapping
- AI Metrics Definition
New responsibilities
- Ensure AI solutions comply with ethical and regulatory standards
- Collaborate with data scientists to translate business needs into AI models
- Define user stories and acceptance criteria for AI-powered features
- Define and prioritize AI product features based on business value and user needs
Toward AI governance
Typical focus
AI governance & compliance and AI data governance
Skills to add
- AI Governance Frameworks
- AI Risk Assessment
- AI Compliance
- AI Risk Management
- AI Regulatory Compliance
New responsibilities
- Develop and maintain AI governance policies and procedures
- Conduct AI risk assessments and ensure compliance with emerging AI regulations
- Conduct AI risk assessments and impact analyses for new AI initiatives
- Develop and maintain AI risk registers and mitigation plans
Business Analyst FAQ
Will AI replace Business Analyst jobs?
Automation exposure averages 53 out of 100 across these postings, which is moderate: parts of the routine work can be automated, which makes AI skills more valuable in the role. Employers are mostly reshaping the role toward AI transformation, adding skills such as AI Use Case Identification and Change Management for AI.
What skills do Business Analyst roles require?
The skills employers ask for most are Data Analysis, AI Tools Literacy, Prompt Engineering, Process Automation and Stakeholder Management.
Which AI skills should Business Analyst candidates learn next?
AI Tools Literacy, Prompt Engineering and Data Analysis are the AI skills employers most often want to add. The most common skill gaps are Prompt Engineering and Generative AI Fundamentals.
How is the Business Analyst role changing?
The most common direction is AI transformation. Other directions include data & machine learning, AI product and AI governance.
How much do Business Analyst roles pay in the Netherlands?
Advertised salaries typically range from €5,000 to €6,000 per month, with the median around €5,300, based on 121 postings that quote pay per month.
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This guide is built from public job descriptions for Business Analyst roles classified as Core AI or AI-enabled. Skills, automation exposure and career directions are extracted from each job description and compared across the market. Postings are deduplicated, so a job listed on several boards or by several agencies counts once. Salaries are advertised ranges from the Netherlands, taken only from the 121 postings that quote pay. How we collect and deduplicate postings.