Are business analyst jobs difficult?

[TechHead87]

i love being a business analyst. gotta be comfortable talking to and working with people though.

Give me a few more details on what you do (if you can).

 

[silverpig]

Honestly I'll say the following:

I want a truly corporate, tie wearing, fancy office building environment
I want the opportunity to command a very good salary based on years worked
I want a job with decent travel

As for the work itself, my happiest moment was when I was able to interact with the chief engineer of a major engineering firm and provide him with a solution.

McKinsey calls their entry level consulting staff "business analysts" and pay in the $75k range for it. These people are typically fresh out of undergrad though.

 

[SeductivePig]

McKinsey calls their entry level consulting staff "business analysts" and pay in the $75k range for it. These people are typically fresh out of undergrad though.

Meh. I graduated december of 2011 but I doubt I have a shot at Mckinsey.

 

[Ns1]

Give me a few more details on what you do (if you can).

my job description:
http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=35009686&postcount=27

The nature of the job depends on what part of the SDLC we're on. That's party why I love it though, shit changes constantly.

 

[Hacp]

Meh. I graduated december of 2011 but I doubt I have a shot at Mckinsey.

Are you beautiful? If not, don't bother even trying to apply to Mckinsey.

 

[steppinthrax]

116k for a .NET developer? Lol!

I'm .Net at 120K what's the issue?

 

[RichUK]

I'm .Net at 120K what's the issue?

Can you tell me why a .NET developer would be worth $120k P.A.?

Here in the UK, $120k is software architect territory.

 

[AreaCode707]

Meh. My coworker was telling me about a guy who made 116k after a year as a .net developer, and another guy making 130k after a year of SAP.

$130k after a year is probably somebody who was extremely good with ABAP and already had several years of experience in the work world in other technologies. Find yourself a nice rarified skill set that makes most people miserable but is integral to making businesses run and yeah, people will pay you for it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABAP

 

[AreaCode707]

90K to 100K isn't uncommon, but 116K is definitely upper bounds.

And 130K after a year of SAP, I'd have to see to believe. SAP and similar high profile systems can see that range, but I highly doubt we're talking about a 1-year-of-experience straight-out-of-college n00b here. That might be 1 year of SAP including lots of training, and after a decade of senior developer experience. I sure as hell wouldn't hire a green SAP developer just to muck up the system with their n00b mistakes.

This.

 

[steppinthrax]

Can you tell me why a .NET developer would be worth $120k P.A.?

Here in the UK, $120k is software architect territory.

Developers with Top Secret within the dc area. I've been on interviews where compamies are offering higher. Soft arch is more like 140 - 160

 

[steppinthrax]

Can you tell me why a .NET developer would be worth $120k P.A.?

Here in the UK, $120k is software architect territory.

Are you seriously comparing the UK job market to the US?