How to hire a technical analyst

How to hire a technical analyst, step by step

Here's a step-by-step technical analyst hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a technical analyst job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new technical analyst
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the technical analyst you need to hire. Certain technical analyst roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them a technical analyst to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire a technical analyst that fits the bill.

   The following list breaks down different types of technical analysts and their corresponding salaries.

   Type of Technical Analyst	Description	Hourly rate
   Technical Analyst	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$28-44
   Analyst Lead	The duties of an analyst lead depend on one's line of work or industry of employment. Typically, their responsibilities revolve around performing research and analysis, coordinating with different departments to gather leads and data, reviewing findings, and producing reports and presentations for the stakeholders and other higher-ranking officials... Show more	$35-58
   Support Analyst	The role of support analysts is to resolve problems with hardware, computer programs, and peripherals. They may focus on a particular aspect of the information technology (IT) department or give technical support to end-users... Show more	$24-54

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Java
   • Customer Service
   • Strong Analytical
   • C #
   • Troubleshoot
   • Technical Support
   • Desktop
   • Patients
   • Web Services
   • Data Analysis
   • SQL Server
   • Object Oriented Programming
   • PC
   • Business Processes

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   Responsibilities:

   • Enable the automation team to automate the existing application flow by acting as an SME for the application.
   • Manage lab operations including ISO standardization and audit preparation.
   • Manage CRM database ensuring issues and client contacts are accurately document.
   • Deploy and manage EMR implementation project plans for several large specialties simultaneously.
   • Develop java processes for data transformation leveraging XML configuration for flexible table mapping from operational data store to the data warehouse.
   • Web pages are coded using HTML, JavaScript, SQL, and some DHTML.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your technical analyst job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A technical analyst salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, technical analysts' average salary in wyoming is 32% less than in washington.
   • Seniority. Entry-level technical analysts earn 36% less than senior-level technical analysts.
   • Certifications. A technical analyst with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a technical analyst's salary.

   Average technical analyst salary

   $74,045yearly

   $35.60 hourly rate

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   Entry-level technical analyst salary

   $59,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 18, 2025

   Average technical analyst salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$90,908	$44
   2	Washington	$89,484	$43
   3	Oregon	$79,282	$38
   4	New York	$77,946	$37
   5	New Jersey	$77,035	$37
   6	Pennsylvania	$76,693	$37
   7	District of Columbia	$76,341	$37
   8	Massachusetts	$75,558	$36
   9	Rhode Island	$75,203	$36
   10	Connecticut	$74,174	$36
   11	Virginia	$73,417	$35
   12	Minnesota	$72,772	$35
   13	Georgia	$72,731	$35
   14	Wisconsin	$72,202	$35
   15	Arizona	$72,103	$35
   16	North Carolina	$71,872	$35
   17	Texas	$71,589	$34
   18	Illinois	$71,283	$34
   19	Utah	$70,981	$34
   20	Arkansas	$70,747	$34

   Average technical analyst salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner	$188,283	$90.52
   2	The Citadel	$158,423	$76.16	4
   3	Meta	$146,523	$70.44	76
   4	Google	$131,154	$63.05	163
   5	Apple	$130,079	$62.54	38
   6	Yelp	$126,966	$61.04
   7	NVIDIA	$119,600	$57.50	47
   8	eBay	$119,500	$57.45	11
   9	Roku	$119,066	$57.24	9
   10	UTStarcom Inc	$115,485	$55.52
   11	Move	$115,392	$55.48
   12	San Diego Gas & Electric	$113,178	$54.41
   13	Bed Bath & Beyond	$112,616	$54.14
   14	Activision Blizzard	$112,404	$54.04	9
   15	Two Sigma	$111,440	$53.58
   16	Phillips 66	$111,390	$53.55	4
   17	Uber Technologies	$111,370	$53.54
   18	Rambus	$110,808	$53.27	1
   19	Barclays	$110,616	$53.18	1
   20	SiriusXM	$110,215	$52.99	3

4. Writing a technical analyst job description

   A technical analyst job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a technical analyst job description:

   Technical analyst job description example

   Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Apple is well-known around the globe for remarkable products and innovation. But did you know that Apple also has one of the world's most sophisticated, streamlined and innovative behind the scenes IT infrastructures including a diverse financial systems landscape?The IS&T Enterprise and Partner Systems team is responsible for implementing ground breaking solutions across the diverse systems landscape which are at the core of our ability to support the meaningful business needs critical to the day-to-day operations at Apple. Be ready to make something phenomenal when you come here. Dynamic, inspiring people and innovative, industry-defining technologies are the norm at Apple. The people who work here have reinvented and defined entire industries with our products and services. The same passion for innovation also applies to our business practices - strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. You should join us if you want to help deliver the next amazing Apple product.We have an opening for an SAP Technical Analyst who has the right mix of SAP technical and leadership skills to optimally deliver sophisticated projects in Apple's fast-paced environment. You will join a team of developers to build reliable, scalable and secure solutions to power all Apple functions such as Sales, Retail, Finance, Services, and Operations. You will be responsible for design, development and deployment of on-premise and cloud enterprise solutions using a combination of SAP technologies and platforms.The candidate needs to be hands-on with crafting and developing custom solutions ground-up.
   Key Qualifications
   
   3+ years proven experience contributing and leading cross-functional projects or tracks from initiation to delivery as Technical Analyst / Lead. 2+ years of experience in SAP Application Development and Support, namely must have ABAP/Web Dynpro knowledge and practical experience. Must have knowledge of best practices in software development, system integration, unit testing and application performance tuning. Understanding/hand on experience with S/4 HANA, HANA and/or SAP BTP is a plus. Knowledge of software engineering practices, standard methodologies for the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and deployment. Ability to define and execute repeatable user/vendor onboarding processes for enterprise systems. Able to deliver quality solutions within scope and timeline in an environment with high expectations and challenging timelines. Ability to quickly learn and adapt new concepts and technologies. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Basic understanding of complex/composite system design. Self motivated and able to work with minimal supervision. Goal and detail oriented, innovative, sensitive to established scope & timelines, strong at technical analysis Strong verbal and written communication skills, including creation/delivery of technical presentations and meeting facilitation (both in person and remote) and an ability to drive consensus with key stakeholders. Ability to work comfortably with incomplete information and deal with ambiguity in a fast paced environment. Detail-oriented with ability to lead projects.
   
   Description
   
   As an SAP Technical Analyst, we look forward to your contributions for development, troubleshooting and performance tuning of on-premise and cloud applications developed using a combination of SAP technologies and platforms. As an analyst you will manage application issue escalations, participate and contribute in application improvement efforts enabling reliable, secure and robust enterprise solutions. You will have opportunities to work with other IS&T Teams, Partners and Business teams to execute assessments and Proof-of-Concepts (PoCs) that may evolve into production solutions. This role will lead the onboarding of key business users to existing enterprise solutions and provide support as needed. We require strong verbal and written communication skills, including presentations creation/delivery and meeting facilitation and an ability to drive consensus with key stakeholders.
   
   Education & Experience
   
   Bachelors degree and/or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Science, Information Technology and hands-on work experience in SAP is preferred. Certifications in SAP and Project Management Professional (PMP) are a plus but not required.
   
   Additional Requirements
   
   Be based in Austin, TX or willing to relocate to Austin, TX Ability to work with offshore teams during their respective timezone as required.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find technical analysts for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   To find technical analyst candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting technical analysts requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   If your interviews with technical analyst applicants aren't enough to make a decision, you should also consider including a test project. These are often the best, most straightforward, and least bias-prone ways of determining who will likely succeed in the role. If you don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new technical analyst

   Once you've selected the best technical analyst candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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