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Skills and certifications that open doors
CBAP (Certified Business Analysis Professional)
The senior credential. Needs 5 years of documented experience. Common in job ads for senior and contract roles.
SQL (the language for pulling data out of databases)
Analysts who can query the data themselves are trusted with more.
Agile and product owner training
Most software teams run in short cycles. Certified Scrum Product Owner and similar courses are cheap and asked for.
Industry depth
Payments, insurance, capital markets, health records. Pick one and learn it deeply.