Career switch, measured
From Systems Analyst to Business Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 56% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Problem solving, Communication, Project management; the main skills to add are Data visualization, Data analysis, Agile, Excel.
56%
skill overlap
456
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AnalystBusiness Analyst
- Stakeholder management46%68%
- Problem solving29%29%
- Communication36%34%
- Project management17%17%
- Leadership35%34%
- SQL14%35%
- ERP systems21%14%
- Python15%14%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Business Analyst postings, rarely in Systems Analyst ones.
SkillSystems AnalystBusiness Analyst
- Data visualization8%35%
- Data analysis9%31%
- Agile11%31%
- Excel9%30%
- Tableau–16%
- Power BI–16%
- Statistics–12%
- Supply chain–10%
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