Career switch, measured
From Management Analyst to Systems Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 60% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Problem solving, Leadership, SQL; the main skills to add are Sales, Troubleshooting, Customer success, Product management.
60%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillManagement AnalystSystems Analyst
- Stakeholder management40%46%
- Problem solving27%29%
- Leadership40%35%
- SQL16%14%
- Communication30%36%
- Project management14%17%
- Process improvement18%13%
- ERP systems11%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Analyst postings, rarely in Management Analyst ones.
SkillManagement AnalystSystems Analyst
- Sales24%59%
- Troubleshooting12%26%
- Customer success8%26%
- Product management–17%
- Azure–16%
- AWS–15%
- Salesforce6%14%
- Cybersecurity–12%
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