Career switch, measured
From IT Support Specialist to QA Engineer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 41% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Troubleshooting, Problem solving, IT support, Linux; the main skills to add are Manufacturing, CI/CD, Python, Process improvement.
41%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillIT Support SpecialistQA Engineer
- Troubleshooting55%41%
- Problem solving35%24%
- IT support49%11%
- Linux18%10%
- Azure10%10%
- Communication28%24%
- Stakeholder management17%21%
- SQL9%16%
Skills to add
Asked for often in QA Engineer postings, rarely in IT Support Specialist ones.
SkillIT Support SpecialistQA Engineer
- Manufacturing8%30%
- CI/CD–28%
- Python11%28%
- Process improvement12%27%
- Electrical engineering–26%
- Quality control–25%
- PLC–23%
- Agile–20%
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