Analytics & BI Specialist vs Data Analyst: what energy employers ask for
As of 29 October 2026, Plutarch tracked 143 open Analytics & BI Specialist postings and 213 open Data Analyst postings at energy employers.
Skills and tools
Share of the postings we could read in full that name each skill: 105 for Analytics & BI Specialist, 147 for Data Analyst.
| Skill or tool | Analytics & BI Specialist | Data Analyst |
|---|---|---|
| Power BI | 65% | 53% |
| SQL | 46% | 56% |
| Python | 35% | 43% |
| Excel | 30% | 41% |
| Statistics | 18% | 27% |
| Tableau | 17% | 21% |
| Azure | 18% | 11% |
| Data warehouse or lakehouse | 16% | not listed |
| Machine learning | 16% | not listed |
| Databricks | 14% | 12% |
| SAP | 11% | 14% |
| ETL / ELT pipelines | 10% | 10% |
Where the postings are
| Country | Analytics & BI Specialist | Data Analyst |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 35% | 31% |
| India | 10% | 10% |
| Germany | 6% | 4% |
| Philippines | 6% | not listed |
| Spain | 6% | not listed |
| United Kingdom | not listed | 6% |
| Canada | not listed | 4% |
How many postings state pay
- Analytics & BI Specialist: 24 of 70 postings whose pay we could read (34%)
- Data Analyst: 27 of 91 postings whose pay we could read (30%)
Pay levels are not compared here: each role's figures come from different countries and currencies. They are on each role's own page. Pay disclosure tracks local pay-transparency law more closely than employer policy, so the two rates partly reflect where each role is advertised.
“Not listed” means the skill, credential or country is not among those shown on that role's own page, not that no posting names it. This compares what employers ask for in the two roles; it does not count how many people hold those skills or say that one role can do the other.
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