Career switch, measured
From Information Security Engineer to Cybersecurity Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 96% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Cybersecurity, Azure, Risk management, AWS; the main skills to add are Microsoft Office, IT support, Root cause analysis, Sales.
96%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillInformation Security EngineerCybersecurity Analyst
- Cybersecurity86%89%
- Azure29%29%
- Risk management30%29%
- AWS38%32%
- Linux25%23%
- Network administration14%16%
- Python43%24%
- Auditing22%39%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Cybersecurity Analyst postings, rarely in Information Security Engineer ones.
SkillInformation Security EngineerCybersecurity Analyst
- Microsoft Office–11%
- IT support–11%
- Root cause analysis–11%
- Sales–9%
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