Career switch, measured
From Systems Administrator to Network Architect
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 81% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Troubleshooting, Network administration, Cybersecurity, Python; the main skills to add are Sales, Blueprint reading, JavaScript, LLMs.
81%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AdministratorNetwork Architect
- Troubleshooting61%71%
- Network administration34%58%
- Cybersecurity31%28%
- Python35%28%
- Azure26%18%
- AWS27%20%
- CI/CD14%16%
- Terraform14%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Network Architect postings, rarely in Systems Administrator ones.
SkillSystems AdministratorNetwork Architect
- Sales–26%
- Blueprint reading–24%
- JavaScript–15%
- LLMs–14%
- Excel6%14%
- Customer success–14%
- B2B sales–13%
- HIPAA–11%
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