Career switch, measured
From Scrum Master to IT Manager
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 43% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Training and coaching, Leadership, Stakeholder management, Project management; the main skills to add are AWS, Team management, Sales, Regulatory compliance.
43%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillScrum MasterIT Manager
- Training and coaching63%54%
- Leadership54%72%
- Stakeholder management56%36%
- Project management33%17%
- Agile100%14%
- Process improvement50%15%
- Azure19%10%
- Data visualization10%9%
Skills to add
Asked for often in IT Manager postings, rarely in Scrum Master ones.
SkillScrum MasterIT Manager
- AWS–33%
- Team management–28%
- Sales–21%
- Regulatory compliance–14%
- LLMs–13%
- Auditing–12%
- Supply chain–11%
- Troubleshooting–11%
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