Career switch, measured
From Systems Analyst to Sales Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 56% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Sales, Customer success, Stakeholder management, Leadership; the main skills to add are Contract negotiation, Forecasting, Lead generation, Budgeting.
56%
skill overlap
5,104
open Sales Manager postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AnalystSales Manager
- Sales59%88%
- Customer success26%26%
- Stakeholder management46%25%
- Leadership35%35%
- Salesforce14%15%
- Marketing20%40%
- Communication36%24%
- CRM10%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Sales Manager postings, rarely in Systems Analyst ones.
SkillSystems AnalystSales Manager
- Contract negotiation–25%
- Forecasting–23%
- Lead generation–14%
- Budgeting–12%
- Procurement–10%
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