Skills
What skills do operations analyst jobs ask for?
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Short answer
SQL comes first. Of 361 live operations analyst roles on realanalystjobs.com on 11 October 2026, 238 name the tools they want, and the most common are SQL (58%), Python (37%) and Tableau (24%). Power BI and Tableau: Tableau leads (24% against 21% for Power BI).
What operations analyst postings ask for
Every role on the board whose title contains operations analyst was counted, worldwide. A tool counts when the listing names it; the table also shows the share for all 5,737 analyst roles, so you can see what is specific to this job.
| Tool | Roles | Share | All analyst roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| SQL | 139 | 58% | 74% |
| Python | 88 | 37% | 56% |
| Tableau | 58 | 24% | 31% |
| Power BI | 50 | 21% | 27% |
| Looker | 29 | 12% | 16% |
| R | 10 | 4% | 14% |
| dbt | 10 | 4% | 10% |
Tools named in operations analyst roles (238 roles that list tools). Shares are of roles whose listing names at least one tool. Excel is left out because the board's Excel tag overcounted until October 2026.
How operations analyst jobs differ from other analyst jobs
Python shows up less often: 37% of operations analyst roles against 56% of analyst roles overall.
SQL shows up less often: 58% of operations analyst roles against 74% of analyst roles overall.
R shows up less often: 4% of operations analyst roles against 14% of analyst roles overall.
What to learn first
Operations analyst roles measure and fix how work flows: capacity, turnaround times, cost per unit.
Spreadsheets and SQL are the core; a BI tool for the weekly operations report is the next step.
Domain knowledge (supply chain, support, logistics) often counts as much as tools.
Where these jobs are
The countries with the most operations analyst roles are United States (112), India (43), United Kingdom (25) and Spain (14). Employers with the most open: NielsenIQ (15), Anduril Industries (10), Stripe (10), Talan (10) and Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group (8).
19% are entry level and 8% are remote.
Where the numbers come from
Every number on this page is computed from the live analyst roles on realanalystjobs.com on 11 October 2026, read from the employers' own career pages and re-checked daily, and it updates as roles open and close. H-1B figures come from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub (data as of 2026-06-30). Nothing is estimated or projected.
Frequently asked
Do operations analysts need Python?
Python is named in 37% of operations analyst listings that name tools, against 56% across all analyst roles. SQL is named in 58%.
Is Power BI or Tableau more common in operations analyst jobs?
Tableau leads (24% against 21% for Power BI), counted across 238 operations analyst roles that name tools.
How many operations analyst jobs are open?
361 live roles at 207 companies on realanalystjobs.com on 11 October 2026, 71 of them first seen in the last 7 days.
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