Career switch, measured
From Business Intelligence Analyst to Data Scientist
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 66% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Python, Statistics, SQL, Data visualization; the main skills to add are Research, Databricks, Deep learning, Spark.
66%
skill overlap
1,266
open Data Scientist postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillBusiness Intelligence AnalystData Scientist
- Python74%69%
- Statistics71%49%
- SQL78%53%
- Data visualization76%31%
- Data analysis26%29%
- Stakeholder management64%41%
- Machine learning22%53%
- LLMs22%29%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Data Scientist postings, rarely in Business Intelligence Analyst ones.
SkillBusiness Intelligence AnalystData Scientist
- Research12%35%
- Databricks–15%
- Deep learning–14%
- Spark–14%
- Azure–12%
- dbt–12%
- A/B testing–12%
- CI/CD–11%
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