Career switch, measured
From Information Security Engineer to IT Manager
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 35% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include AWS, Stakeholder management, LLMs, Leadership; the main skills to add are Training and coaching, Team management, Sales, Project management.
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillInformation Security EngineerIT Manager
- AWS38%33%
- Stakeholder management26%36%
- LLMs12%13%
- Leadership29%72%
- Azure29%10%
- Cybersecurity86%10%
- Linux25%8%
- Supply chain10%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in IT Manager postings, rarely in Information Security Engineer ones.
SkillInformation Security EngineerIT Manager
- Training and coaching15%54%
- Team management–28%
- Sales–21%
- Project management–17%
- Process improvement7%15%
- Budgeting–14%
- Product management–11%
- Contract negotiation–10%
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