Career switch, measured
From Systems Administrator to Information Security Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 61% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Cybersecurity, Python, Azure, AWS; the main skills to add are Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Risk management, LLMs.
61%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AdministratorInformation Security Analyst
- Cybersecurity31%56%
- Python35%49%
- Azure26%24%
- AWS27%51%
- Network administration34%13%
- Terraform14%12%
- Linux39%14%
- CI/CD14%29%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Information Security Analyst postings, rarely in Systems Administrator ones.
SkillSystems AdministratorInformation Security Analyst
- Google Cloud11%24%
- Kubernetes10%24%
- Risk management–21%
- LLMs–20%
- C++–14%
- Java–14%
- ISO standards–13%
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