Career switch, measured
From Information Security Analyst to Network Architect
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 47% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Cybersecurity, Python, Azure, Network administration; the main skills to add are Troubleshooting, Sales, Blueprint reading, Excel.
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skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillInformation Security AnalystNetwork Architect
- Cybersecurity56%28%
- Python49%28%
- Azure24%18%
- Network administration13%58%
- AWS51%20%
- CI/CD29%16%
- Google Cloud24%13%
- Stakeholder management23%32%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Network Architect postings, rarely in Information Security Analyst ones.
SkillInformation Security AnalystNetwork Architect
- Troubleshooting13%71%
- Sales5%26%
- Blueprint reading–24%
- Excel–14%
- Customer success–14%
- B2B sales–13%
- Project management–12%
- HIPAA–11%
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