Data Analytics Specialist
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An expert in collecting, organising and analysing to provide specialist business insight.
Overview
An extremely high in-demand role across all sectors. Businesses want to collect data, data and more data.
You’ll be an expert in managing, cleansing and extracting data from a range of sources and then you’ll have to conduct analytical studies on that data.
Not only will you need to understand the data, but you’ll have to be able to provide specialist insight and analysis through clear visual, written and verbal communication.
You’ll know the solution to a range of issues and use data to make recommendations to improve business performance.
Top 5 Tasks
- Monitor and audit data quality
- Come up with solutions to prevent issues
- Manipulate, analyse and interpret complex data sets relating to the employer’s business
- Prepare reports for managers
- Keep up with technological advances.
Salary
Entry-level salaries are around £25,000, while those with a few years’ experience can expect to earn up to £35,000.
Experienced, high-level and consulting jobs can command £60,000 or more.
Am I Suited?
- Technical know how
- Good communicator
- Maths and IT geek
- Analytical thinker
- Problem solver
It’s predicted the entire digital universe is expected to reach 44 zettabytes by 2020. Don’t even begin to imagine how big that is!
Qualifications
A degree in a relevant discipline may be beneficial, such as business information systems, economics or statistics.
Generally, you can become a data analyst with any degree subject if you can demonstrate the relevant skills.
