Career switch, measured
From Systems Analyst to Sales Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 67% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Stakeholder management, Customer success, Salesforce; the main skills to add are B2B sales, Lead generation, Forecasting, Contract negotiation.
67%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AnalystSales Engineer
- Sales59%96%
- Stakeholder management46%35%
- Customer success26%25%
- Salesforce14%13%
- Cybersecurity12%16%
- Azure16%12%
- Communication36%26%
- AWS15%13%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Engineer postings, rarely in Systems Analyst ones.
SkillSystems AnalystSales Engineer
- B2B sales9%22%
- Lead generation–21%
- Forecasting–21%
- Contract negotiation–20%
- Procurement–8%
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