Business Systems Specialists
Job description
These individuals ensure the effectiveness of solutions implemented within an organization. These can be business or digital transformation solutions. In this way, they support business intelligence teams. They may be self-employed or work for:
- Companies in the public and private sectors
- Consulting firms
- Educational institutions
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
- Extract, analyze, and manage data pertaining to business solutions.
- Develop business solutions using the appropriate systems.
- Use predictive models to predict the impact of the changes proposed.
- Implement business solutions and lead digital transformations.
- Create data visualizations (translating information into visual elements) to support business intelligence teams.
- Consult with customers to identify their business needs.
- Explain to customers how the solutions work and demonstrate their impact.
- Collaborate with field teams to implement business solutions.
- Manage and secure big data.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $26.50
- Median
- $45.70
- Maximum
- $65.93
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 41.7% Female
- 58.3% Male
- 41.7% Female
- 58.3% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 541532% of jobs
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NAICS 5110% of jobs
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NAICS 919% of jobs
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NAICS 5247% of jobs
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NAICS 521, 522, 523, 5267% of jobs
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Others35% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 541532% of jobs
-
NAICS 5110% of jobs
-
NAICS 919% of jobs
-
NAICS 5247% of jobs
-
NAICS 521, 522, 523, 5267% of jobs
-
Others35% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in computer Science Technology
Placement rate: 61.5%
32.4% of graduates pursue further studies
University
Computer science
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 88.4%
7.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 82.3%
13.5% of graduates pursue further studies
- École de technologie supérieure
- École polytechnique de Montréal
- Bishop's University
- Concordia University
- Université de Montréal
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Université Laval
- McGill University
- TÉLUQ
Electrical, electronic or communications engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 81.4%
14.1% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 72.3%
18.5% of graduates pursue further studies
- École de technologie supérieure
- École polytechnique de Montréal
- Concordia University
- Université de Sherbrooke
- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
- Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Université du Québec à Rimouski
- Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
- Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
- Université Laval
- McGill University
- Institut national de recherche scientifique
Management information
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 92.3%
3.8% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 86.7%
13.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Software, computer or computer construction engineering
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 82.1%
16.3% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 83.9%
12.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Experience in computer programming usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Information processing
- System analysis
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Oral expression
- Solving complex problems
- Active learning
- Programing
- Written expression
- Quality control analysis
- Systems evaluation
- Mathematics
- Judgment and decision-making
- Technological design
- Result evaluation
- Time management
- Learning strategies
- Monitoring operations
- Operation analysis
- Coordination
- Social perception
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Awareness of issues
- Written comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Verbal skills
- Inductive reasoning
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Idea generation
- Speech recognition
- Speech clarity
- Written expression
- Classification
- Basic numeracy
- Information processing speed
- Mathematical reasoning
- Processing flexibility
- Visualization
- Selective attention
- Originality
- Perception speed
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Capacity to adapt
- Spoken and written bilingualism (French and English)
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Capacity to be discrete
- Knowledge of computer science, digital and electronics
- Respect standards and regulations
- Capacity for synthesis
- Desire to upgrade one’s competencies
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work with numbers
- Work in an office
- Work in computer science or information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Self-employment
- Assist and advise
- Collect, verify, sort, and classify data or information
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 21221
Business systems specialists
Job titles
- Business systems consultant
- Business intelligence specialist
- Business systems specialist - computer systems
- Business systems analyst
- Computer systems business analyst
- Business analyst – computer systems
- Informatics business analyst
- Systems business re-engineering analyst
- Information technology (it) business analyst
- Business intelligence analyst – information technology (it)
- Information systems technical analyst
- Business data analyst
- Business process analyst
- Business continuity analyst
- Enterprise resource planning (erp) analyst
- Human resource information system (hris) analyst
- Technical business analyst
- Information systems business analyst
- Functional consultant - information systems
- Information systems implementation consultant
- Information systems technical specialist
Skill type
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026