Titlesby GlyphData Analyst job title trend since Apr 2011
Engineering · Fading · in 0.33% of HN hiring posts · 83 open roles at 50 companies · median $150k
Answers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.
first seen before 2011, Hacker Newstook off Mar 2012
Why it exists
Written by rule from our own data
Already in the first Who is hiring thread we have (April 2011), so it is older than our data. It took off in March 2012, when its share of Who is hiring posts first reached a quarter of its best year. Today 83 open roles use the title at 50 companies, most of them in fintech. Closest tracked titles: Analytics Engineer, Data Scientist.
- PostingAsk HN: Who is hiring? (April 2011)Hacker News, Apr 2011 · backs: first sighting
- PostingFinance Data AnalystConfido, Nov 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title
Where it is posted
Sectors
- Fintech10
- Security5
- Data platform4
- Robotics and autonomy4
- AI infrastructure3
- AI application3
- Developer tools2
- Infrastructure1
Cities
- New York17
- San Francisco10
- Palo Alto7
- Seattle5
- Delhi, India4
- Paris, France4
- Washington3
- Bengaluru, India3
- Toronto, Canada2
- London, United Kingdom2
Countries and remote
- United States44
- India9
- Canada7
- United Kingdom4
- France4
- Singapore2
- Spain1
- Brazil1
- Germany1
- Ireland1
Remote option27%
Posted pay
Middle half $140k to $178k, median $150k from 33 postings that state a base range (USD a year).
Pay by level and city on SalariesWho is hiring for it
Open postings on their own job boards, read 5h ago| # | Company | Open roles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | ||
| 2 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | ConfidoA company hiring most for Data Analyst and Machine Learning Engineer. | 3 | |
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 7 | NateraA company hiring most for Machine Learning Scientist and AI Solutions Architect. | 3 | |
| 8 | 2 | ||
| 9 | AddeparA company hiring most for Staff Engineer and Product Manager. | 2 | |
| 10 | Anduril IndustriesA company hiring most for Systems Engineer and Test Engineer. | 2 | |
| 11 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Back MarketA company hiring most for Data Scientist and Data Analyst. | 2 |
Open roles
8 of 83; company pages list the restSenior BI Analyst
Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA / Dallas, TX
Senior Data Analyst (Auth0)
Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; Washington, DC
| Role | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance Data AnalystConfidoNYC Office$125k to $175k | Confido | NYC Office | $125k to $175k |
| Senior BI Analyst | Livingston, NJ / New York, NY / Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA / Dallas, TX | $75k to $110k | |
| Data AnalystVestwellNew York, NY | Austin, TX | King of Prussia, PA | Scottsdale, AZ$70k to $80k | Vestwell | New York, NY | Austin, TX | King of Prussia, PA | Scottsdale, AZ | $70k to $80k |
| Senior Data AnalystOnos HealthSan Francisco$170k to $200k | Onos Health | San Francisco | $170k to $200k |
| Senior Data Analyst (Auth0) | Chicago, Illinois; New York, New York; Seattle, Washington; Washington, DC | $114k to $156k | |
| Staff Data Analyst | Remote - United States | $150k to $190k | |
| Senior AI Data AnalystAirOpsNew York City or San Francisco (Onsite)$160k to $200k | AirOps | New York City or San Francisco (Onsite) | $160k to $200k |
| Sr. Data Analyst | Washington, DC | $103k to $196k |
Lineage
analysts who took on modelling · source
Share of Hacker News hiring posts
992 posts since Apr 2011November 2026 0 of 207 postings, 0%
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About this title
Answers business questions with SQL, dashboards and spreadsheets.
Also counted: BI analyst, business intelligence
First sighting
...and solve deeply analytic questions for customers. 2) Business Intelligence Developer- Want to combine passion for stat/econ/business and...
Median posted salary $150k from 33 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.