Data Analyst
Uses data to help organisations understand customers, operations, risk, sales and impact.
Technology
What this career involves
Data analysts collect, clean and interpret data. They create dashboards, reports and insights that help leaders make decisions. In Kenya, this is relevant in fintech, media, agriculture, retail, health, logistics and development organisations.
Good fit if you are…
- Curious
- Comfortable with numbers
- Patient with detail
- Likes explaining patterns
Three stages from here to your first role
A real sequence: what to focus on in school, the training routes that lead in, and the roles where people actually start.
Stage 1 · In school
Helpful subjects
- Mathematics
- Business Studies
- Computer Studies
- Economics
Stage 2 · Training
Study pathways
- Statistics degree
- Business analytics certificate
- Data bootcamp
- Portfolio projects
Stage 3 · First roles
Entry roles
- Data assistant
- Reporting analyst
- Research analyst
- Monitoring and evaluation assistant
What the work actually asks of you
The skills you build, how the Kenyan market for this looks, and whether it can be run as your own venture.
Skills to build
- Excel
- SQL
- Power BI/Tableau
- Statistics
- Storytelling
Kenya outlook
Growing as organisations digitise and need evidence for decisions, funding, customer insight and efficiency.
Entrepreneurship angle
Dashboard services for SMEs, survey analysis, market research and analytics training.
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Could you be a data analyst?
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