Career switch, measured
From Information Security Analyst to Software Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 65% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Python, AWS, CI/CD, Kubernetes; the main skills to add are Java, Agile, TypeScript, C#.
65%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillInformation Security AnalystSoftware Engineer
- Python49%41%
- AWS51%36%
- CI/CD29%28%
- Kubernetes24%23%
- LLMs20%21%
- Azure24%15%
- C++14%25%
- Google Cloud24%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Software Engineer postings, rarely in Information Security Analyst ones.
SkillInformation Security AnalystSoftware Engineer
- Java14%30%
- Agile5%16%
- TypeScript6%15%
- C#6%14%
- Docker5%14%
- SQL–12%
- React–12%
- Machine learning–11%
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