A business analyst (BA) is a person who analyzes and documents the market environment, processes, or systems of businesses. According to Robert Half, the typical roles for business analysts include creating detailed business analysis, budgeting and forecasting, planning and monitoring, variance analysis, pricing, reporting and defining business requirements for stakeholders. Related to business analysts are system analysts, who serve as the intermediary between business and IT, assessing whether the IT solution is suitable for the business.

This occupation (Business Analyst) is almost equally distributed between male workers and female workers, which means, although it belongs to an IT industry, the entrance to this job is open equally both for men and women. Also, research found that the annual salary for BA tops in Australia, and is reported that India has the lowest compensation.