Career switch, measured
From IT Project Manager to Project Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 64% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Project management, Stakeholder management, Leadership, Budgeting; the main skills to add are Construction management, Microsoft Office, Scheduling, Excel.
64%
skill overlap
2,384
open Project Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillIT Project ManagerProject Manager
- Project management47%76%
- Stakeholder management67%40%
- Leadership55%58%
- Budgeting31%61%
- Risk management15%14%
- Process improvement20%16%
- Procurement13%29%
- Agile23%9%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Project Manager postings, rarely in IT Project Manager ones.
SkillIT Project ManagerProject Manager
- Construction management–37%
- Microsoft Office7%35%
- Scheduling–32%
- Excel7%26%
- Forecasting9%24%
- Quality control–18%
- Accounting–13%
- Civil engineering–9%
Plan your move to Project Manager
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