Data Analyst CV example

A free example, with real achievement bullets and the skills recruiters look for

Data Analyst CVs are judged on the same thing the job itself is judged on: whether the work changed a decision, not just how many dashboards got built — so the strongest CVs name the tool stack precisely and attach a business outcome to every query or report.

What recruiters look for on a Data Analyst CV

The tool stack named specifically — SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau — rather than “data analysis software.”
Evidence that an analysis changed a decision or caught something, not just that a dashboard was delivered.
The scale of what was queried: table count, row count, or number of data sources reconciled.
Comfort presenting findings to non-technical stakeholders, since most analyst output is read by people who don't write SQL.

Example achievement bullets

These are the kind of specific, quantified bullets worth building your own experience section around — adapt the structure (action → scope → result), not the exact wording, to your own background:

Good example bulletBuilt a Power BI dashboard consolidating 6 regional sales feeds, cutting the monthly reporting cycle from 4 days to same-day and surfacing a stock discrepancy worth £58,000.

Good example bulletWrote SQL queries against a 40-table warehouse to identify a customer churn pattern, informing a retention campaign that recovered an estimated £120,000 in annual revenue.

Key skills to include

SQL
Python
Power BI / Tableau
Advanced Excel
Data cleaning
Statistical analysis
A/B testing
Data visualization
Stakeholder reporting
ETL basics

Only list skills you can genuinely speak to in an interview — a skills section is a set of claims, not a wishlist.

Which template to use

Minimal or Corporate templates are a strong starting point — clean tables and a tight skills section read well for a role that's judged on precision. FreeShelf renders your details live across all 250 designs, so you can compare several before deciding — there's no need to commit up front.

Free ATS Score checker included: once you've built your Data Analyst CV in the Studio, run it through the built-in ATS Score tool to check structure and, optionally, compare it against a specific job description — entirely in your browser.

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