Business analyst
Business Studies, Statistics and Geography at A level, then a Level 7 apprenticeship or a degree.
the nearest apprenticeship standard, a master’s degree · 4 standards and 10 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content
Level 7 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.
Which subjects build towards it?
Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.
DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today
Business Studies leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: organisational change, business problems, qualitative method, quantitative method.
All subjects and shared ideas10
| Subject | Match | Shared ideas |
|---|---|---|
| A level Business Studies | 1.00 | organisational change, business problems, qualitative method, quantitative method, product life-cycle |
| GCSE Statistics | 0.78 | perform data cleansing, conclusion, data processing, evaluation, data visualisation |
| GCSE Geography | 0.60 | conclusion, analysis, data interpretation, data collection, reliability |
| A level Geography | 0.51 | coding, qualitative method, data analysis technique, data presentation, data collection |
| GCSE Computer Science | 0.50 | debugging, data structure, vulnerability, testing, ethics |
| A level Biology | 0.47 | interference, conclusion, data processing, data presentation |
| A level Computer Science | 0.41 | data structure, database, data modelling, documentation |
| GCSE Biology | 0.37 | conclusion, data extraction, data presentation, data interpretation |
| GCSE Religious Studies | 0.29 | prejudice, interpretation |
| GCSE Modern Foreign Language | 0.21 | conclusion, evaluation |
Which apprenticeships lead here?
Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.
Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0
Where are these subjects taken most?
Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Business Studies, Statistics and Geography, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.
Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.
DfE subject entries
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What the job is
Business analysts research and understand the strategic position of businesses and companies in relation to their markets and their stakeholders. They analyse and present their views on how the company, from many perspectives, can improve its strategic position and internal corporate structure. They assess needs for change, communication methods, technology, IT tools, new standards and certifications.
Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.
This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.