Career switch, measured
From IT Support Specialist to Systems Analyst
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 44% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Troubleshooting, Problem solving, Cybersecurity, Communication; the main skills to add are Sales, Customer success, ERP systems, Marketing.
44%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillIT Support SpecialistSystems Analyst
- Troubleshooting55%26%
- Problem solving35%29%
- Cybersecurity13%12%
- Communication28%36%
- IT support49%10%
- AWS13%15%
- Azure10%16%
- Stakeholder management17%46%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Analyst postings, rarely in IT Support Specialist ones.
SkillIT Support SpecialistSystems Analyst
- Sales8%59%
- Customer success8%26%
- ERP systems–21%
- Marketing–20%
- Product management–17%
- Project management6%17%
- Salesforce–14%
- Agile–11%
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