Career switch, measured
From Data Architect to Systems Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 41% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Azure, Communication, Leadership; the main skills to add are Sales, Troubleshooting, Customer success, Marketing.
41%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillData ArchitectSystems Analyst
- Stakeholder management47%46%
- Azure25%16%
- Communication38%36%
- Leadership56%35%
- SQL38%14%
- ERP systems16%21%
- Cybersecurity16%12%
- AWS34%15%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Analyst postings, rarely in Data Architect ones.
SkillData ArchitectSystems Analyst
- Sales19%59%
- Troubleshooting–26%
- Customer success–26%
- Marketing–20%
- Product management–17%
- Project management–17%
- Salesforce–14%
- Agile–11%
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