Career switch, measured
From Information Security Engineer to Systems Analyst
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 Azure, Stakeholder management, Troubleshooting, Cybersecurity; the main skills to add are Sales, Customer success, ERP systems, Marketing.
35%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillInformation Security EngineerSystems Analyst
- Azure29%16%
- Stakeholder management26%46%
- Troubleshooting20%26%
- Cybersecurity86%12%
- AWS38%15%
- Python43%15%
- Leadership29%35%
- Google Cloud12%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Analyst postings, rarely in Information Security Engineer ones.
SkillInformation Security EngineerSystems Analyst
- Sales–59%
- Customer success–26%
- ERP systems–21%
- Marketing–20%
- Product management–17%
- Project management–17%
- SQL–14%
- Salesforce–14%
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