Career switch, measured
From Scrum Master to Business Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 50% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Agile, Process improvement, Project management; the main skills to add are SQL, Data analysis, Excel, Problem solving.
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillScrum MasterBusiness Analyst
- Stakeholder management56%68%
- Agile100%31%
- Process improvement50%21%
- Project management33%17%
- Leadership54%34%
- Communication29%34%
- Data visualization10%35%
- Training and coaching63%15%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Business Analyst postings, rarely in Scrum Master ones.
SkillScrum MasterBusiness Analyst
- SQL–35%
- Data analysis–31%
- Excel–30%
- Problem solving13%29%
- Tableau–16%
- Power BI–16%
- Research–15%
- ERP systems–14%
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