Career switch, measured
From Systems Analyst to IT Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 56% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Leadership, Project management, AWS; the main skills to add are Training and coaching, Team management, Budgeting, Supply chain.
56%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AnalystIT Manager
- Stakeholder management46%36%
- Leadership35%72%
- Project management17%17%
- AWS15%33%
- Product management17%11%
- Azure16%10%
- Agile11%14%
- Cybersecurity12%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in IT Manager postings, rarely in Systems Analyst ones.
SkillSystems AnalystIT Manager
- Training and coaching18%54%
- Team management–28%
- Budgeting–14%
- Supply chain–11%
- Contract negotiation–10%
- Machine learning–9%
- Java–8%
- Risk management–8%
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