Career switch, measured
From Systems Administrator to Cybersecurity Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 57% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Cybersecurity, Azure, Linux, AWS; the main skills to add are Auditing, Risk management, ISO standards, Data visualization.
57%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AdministratorCybersecurity Analyst
- Cybersecurity31%89%
- Azure26%29%
- Linux39%23%
- AWS27%32%
- Network administration34%16%
- Python35%24%
- Stakeholder management23%34%
- IT support24%11%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Cybersecurity Analyst postings, rarely in Systems Administrator ones.
SkillSystems AdministratorCybersecurity Analyst
- Auditing18%39%
- Risk management–29%
- ISO standards–14%
- Data visualization5%13%
- Sales–9%
- LLMs–8%
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