Virginia — especially Northern Virginia — is one of the strongest data analyst markets in the country. The concentration of federal agencies, defense contractors, and tech companies in the DC suburbs creates exceptional demand and salaries, particularly for analysts with security clearances.
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Principal Data Analyst - Enterprise Services
Capital One — McLean, Virginia, United States
Business Intelligence Engineer I, Network Design Planning & Engineering (NDPE)
Amazon — Arlington, Virginia, United States
Senior Business Analyst, Marketing, Analytics & Product Strategy
Capital One — McLean, Virginia, United States
Business Intelligence Engineer, PXT, AWS Region Services
Amazon — Herndon, Virginia, United States
Principal Credit Risk Analyst
Navy Federal Credit Union — 820 Follin Lane, Vienna, VA 22180 | 5510 Heritage Oaks Drive, Pensacola, FL 32526 | 141 Security Drive, Winchester, VA 22602
Business Analyst - Acute Care Surgical Services
VCU Health — Richmond, Virginia, United States
Data Analyst
CACI — Chantilly, Virginia, United States
Data Analyst
ENGINEERING SERVICES NETWORK — Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Data Specialist - The Georgetown School - Adult Education
Hanover County Public Schools — Mechanicsville, Virginia, United States
Student Data Specialist II
Norfolk Public School District — Norfolk, Virginia, United States
What You Need to Know
Virginia's analyst market is dominated by the Northern Virginia corridor, one of the most lucrative analyst markets in the country.
Arlington, McLean, Tysons Corner, and Reston house the headquarters or major operations of Booz Allen Hamilton, Leidos, SAIC, Deloitte Federal, Raytheon, and dozens of other defense and government contractors. Amazon's HQ2 in Arlington has added massive tech analyst demand. Capital One's headquarters in McLean makes it the largest financial services employer in the area.
The concentration of intelligence agencies (CIA in Langley, NRO in Chantilly) and the Pentagon creates unique demand for analysts with TS/SCI clearances — these roles command significant salary premiums.
Richmond offers a smaller but growing market with Capital One operations, healthcare (VCU Health), and state government. Virginia Beach's market centers on the military (Naval Station Norfolk) and healthcare.
For analysts willing to get a security clearance, Northern Virginia may be the single best market in the country for career growth and compensation.