Career switch, measured
From IT Support Specialist to Network Architect
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 55% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Troubleshooting, Network administration, Cybersecurity, Problem solving; the main skills to add are Python, Sales, Blueprint reading, CI/CD.
55%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillIT Support SpecialistNetwork Architect
- Troubleshooting55%71%
- Network administration14%58%
- Cybersecurity13%28%
- Problem solving35%22%
- Linux18%11%
- IT support49%10%
- Communication28%39%
- AWS13%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Network Architect postings, rarely in IT Support Specialist ones.
SkillIT Support SpecialistNetwork Architect
- Python11%28%
- Sales8%26%
- Blueprint reading–24%
- CI/CD–16%
- JavaScript5%15%
- LLMs–14%
- Excel–14%
- Google Cloud5%13%
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