Career switch, measured
From IT Project Manager to IT Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 65% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include AWS, Leadership, Stakeholder management, Project management; the main skills to add are Training and coaching, Team management, Machine learning, Linux.
65%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillIT Project ManagerIT Manager
- AWS30%33%
- Leadership55%72%
- Stakeholder management67%36%
- Project management47%17%
- Agile23%14%
- LLMs12%13%
- Product management12%11%
- Supply chain18%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in IT Manager postings, rarely in IT Project Manager ones.
SkillIT Project ManagerIT Manager
- Training and coaching16%54%
- Team management–28%
- Machine learning–9%
- Linux–8%
- Java–8%
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