Career switch, measured
From Systems Administrator to Systems Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 50% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Troubleshooting, Azure, Problem solving, Stakeholder management; the main skills to add are Sales, Customer success, ERP systems, Marketing.
50%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AdministratorSystems Analyst
- Troubleshooting61%26%
- Azure26%16%
- Problem solving25%29%
- Stakeholder management23%46%
- Cybersecurity31%12%
- AWS27%15%
- IT support24%10%
- Technical writing12%8%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Analyst postings, rarely in Systems Administrator ones.
SkillSystems AdministratorSystems Analyst
- Sales–59%
- Customer success–26%
- ERP systems6%21%
- Marketing–20%
- Product management–17%
- Salesforce–14%
- JavaScript–10%
- CRM–10%
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