How to become a business analyst in Australia
ICT Business Analysts identify and communicate with users to formulate and produce requirements specifications to create system and software solutions.
Pay and growth are for the wider ict business and systems analysts group, which is as fine as the data goes. The all-jobs median is $1,852 a week. Jobs in the ict business and systems analysts group are projected to grow 25.9% between May 2025 and May 2035, faster than the 13.3% projected for all jobs. Projections are indicative, not forecasts, and JSA says they don't yet reflect generative AI.
What the job involves
- Identifies, investigates, and analyses business processes, procedures and work practices.
- Identifies and evaluates inefficiencies and recommends optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour.
- Uses project management methodologies, principles and techniques to develop project plans and to cost, resource and manage projects.
- Takes responsibility for deploying functional solutions, such as creating, adopting and implementing system test plans, which ensures acceptable quality and integrity of the system.
- Creates user and trainer documentation, and conducts formal training classes.
- Develops functional specifications for use by system developers.
How to get there
What it usually takes. A bachelor degree or higher. This is the skill level Jobs and Skills Australia gives the ict business and systems analysts group, and some roles differ.
What people in the job have. Highest qualification held: 79% a degree or higher, 8% a diploma, 3% a Certificate III or IV.
Many jobs also need registration, a licence or a specific accredited course. Check the professional body or regulator before you choose.
Courses that can lead here
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Victoria17 matches
VTAC lowest selection ranks, December 2025 offer round.
Business Analytics · La Trobe, Melbourne65.10 Business Analytics · Deakin, Melbourne Burwood65.05Diplomas and other ways in
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NSW and ACT32 matches
UAC lowest selection ranks, December Round 2, 2025-26 admissions.
Bachelor of Information Systems · UNSW88.05 Bachelor of Information Systems · UTS82.85 Bachelor of Business Analytics · Macquarie81.05 Bachelor of Information Systems · Western Sydney66.65Diplomas and other ways in
Diploma of Business/Bachelor of Business Analytics · Wollongong34.50 Diploma of Business Fast Track/Bachelor of Business Analytics · Wollongong45.10 Diploma of Information Technology/Bachelor of Business Information Systems · Wollongong49.95 Bachelor of Business Analytics via Diploma of Business Analytics · Macquarie71.70Showing 12 of 32 matches. Search every course.
Queensland2 matches
QTAC course pages, ATAR/Selection Rank profile for semester 1, 2026.
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Western Australia2 matches
TISC Course Search: lowest ATAR offered for 2026 entry and guaranteed offer ATARs.
Bachelor of Business Analytics · ECU, City70.00 guaranteed Bachelor of Information Technology in Business Information Systems · Murdoch, Perth60.05Matched on course names, 53 across four admissions centres. A lowest selection rank includes adjustment points and moves every year. Check prerequisites and whether the course is accredited for this job.
Graduate outcomes, national
Undergraduates surveyed about four to six months after finishing, in 2025, across all providers. Full-time work is among those available for it. All graduates: 75.4% and $77,000. These are national figures for the study area, not for this course or uni, and a first-year salary says little about later pay. Source: QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey 2025.
Does it fit your interests?
Strongest interest areas for this kind of work: Investigative, Conventional, Realistic.
From O*NET ratings for "Computer Systems Analysts", the closest US occupation in JSA's correspondence (a acceptable match). US ratings are a guide to Australian jobs, not a measurement of them.
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