Data Analytics
Data analysts query, clean and visualise data to answer business questions and support decision-making.
Key skills
- SQL
- Spreadsheet/data tools
- Statistical thinking
- Data visualisation
Entry routes
- A-level Computer Science or Maths → data-related degree
- BTEC IT (Databases unit) → analyst apprenticeship
- Data apprenticeship schemes
Example portfolio projects
- An analysis of a public dataset with a written summary of findings
- A dashboard built from SQL queries in the SQL Lab