Career switch, measured
From Cybersecurity Analyst to Systems Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 36% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Azure, Communication, Leadership; the main skills to add are Sales, Customer success, ERP systems, Marketing.
36%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillCybersecurity AnalystSystems Analyst
- Stakeholder management34%46%
- Azure29%16%
- Communication34%36%
- Leadership34%35%
- Cybersecurity89%12%
- AWS32%15%
- IT support11%10%
- Python24%15%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Analyst postings, rarely in Cybersecurity Analyst ones.
SkillCybersecurity AnalystSystems Analyst
- Sales9%59%
- Customer success–26%
- ERP systems–21%
- Marketing–20%
- Product management–17%
- Project management–17%
- Salesforce–14%
- Agile–11%
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