What are the job roles and responsibilities of an Data Analyst?

A data analyst is a person who scrutinizes information using data analysis tools. They pull from the raw data to help their employers or clients make important decisions by identifying different trends.

Duties include:

• to extract the data needed, they use advanced computerized equipment

• corrupted data removal

• analysis to assess the quality of data

• performing further analysis to determine the meaning of the data

• performing a final analysis to enhance data screening

• preparing reports based on analysis 

Typical employers of data analysts

• Banking

• Telecommunication

• Pharmaceutical organizations

• Specialist software development companies

• universities

• Public sector organizations

• Social media analysts

Qualifications and training required

For graduates, you should have a degree. Other degrees are also acceptable if they include training in statistics as part of the course. It is possible to enter this career without a degree. Data analyst apprenticeships are available.

Key skills for a data analyst

• mathematical ability

• SQL, Oracle, and Python

• Analyze, and interpret data

• Problem-solving skills

• logical reasoning

• Team Working skills