Is it normal to just enjoy/want to do business analysis and not want to "progress" to doing product management or project management? I have never had the desire to do project management. Product management is okay but it has elements I don't like. What I enjoy is business analysis. Can one really progress in their career just doing business analysis?

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It is tough. Corporations want to push people into management because they want to spread the experience. The expectation is you have something to provide past the billable hour. Perhaps suggest mentoring or defining yourself as a SME in X, Y, and/or Z.
You may have luck as a consultant/contractor. There the SME is pulled in to do The Thing because The Thing takes special skills. You may be able to do this but you will need to move into sales: your product = You.

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