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Lead Data Analyst: Facts, Skills, and Next Paths

Lead Data Analysts collect, clean, and analyze data to support business decisions, focusing on compliance, data quality, and reporting. They work with stakeholders to define requirements, build dashboards in Power BI, and document processes to ensure accuracy and consistency.

Core responsibilities include maintaining data quality programs, generating analytics reports, and improving data workflows. For example, at Hudson Valley Credit Union, the Lead Data Analyst establishes and matures the enterprise data quality program, ensuring member and regulatory data is accurate and fit for purpose. At Serco, analysts support federal health programs by conducting research and building visualizations in Power BI using SQL and Python. The role sits in the data or analytics team and reports to a manager or director of data.

The median salary for Lead Data Analysts is about $120,328, with the most requested skills in current job postings being Compliance (80%), Analytics & Reporting (70%), Data Quality (60%), Data Analysis (50%), Documentation (50%), Process Improvement (50%), and Power BI (50%).

$90,599 – $161,370

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$90,599 – $161,370

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Salary (live)

$90,599 – $161,370

median $120,328

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10+ recent postings

Who's hiring

Oracle, Under Armour, Serco

The Skill Blueprint for Lead Data Analyst

The core competencies employers ask for. Use them to strengthen your resume, spot gaps, and compare related career options.

In demand right nowCompliance · 80%Analytics & Reporting · 70%Data Quality · 60%Data Analysis · 50%Documentation · 50%Process Improvement · 50%Power BI · 50%ERP Systems · 40%

Where Else Can Lead Data Analyst Skills Take You?

Build toward this role and you may be building toward several others. Explore the paths that share the same foundation.

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Growth Analyst

25 shared skills · Growth

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23 shared skills · Data

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−$30kLateral shift

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17 shared skills · Data

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33 shared skills · Business

65%

−$16kCareer change

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28 shared skills · Project Management

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+$79kCareer change

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21 shared skills · Data

64%

−$5kLateral shift

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33 shared skills · Data

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Data Analyst

35 shared skills · Data

63%

−$27kLateral shift

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Director of Project Management

30 shared skills · Project Management

62%

+$74kCareer change

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Director of Data Engineering

29 shared skills · Data

62%

+$123kLateral shift

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Project Manager

28 shared skills · Project Management

62%

−$5kCareer change

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Junior Data Analyst

28 shared skills · Data

61%

−$32kLateral shift

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VP of Data

28 shared skills · Data

61%

+$82kLateral shift

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Corporate Strategy Analyst

25 shared skills · Strategy

60%

+$17kCareer change

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Business Systems Analyst

22 shared skills · Business

60%

−$1kCareer change

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Senior Data Engineer

26 shared skills · Data

60%

+$55kLateral shift

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Why People Explore Lead Data Analyst

High Impact Visibility

Lead Data Analysts sit at a critical intersection in the organization. Your work directly ties to key business metrics — making your impact visible across teams and to leadership.

Resume Signal

The skills behind Lead Data Analyst — Compliance, Analytics & Reporting, Data Quality — give you concrete language for resumes, interviews, and adjacent roles.