Measured from live jobs
Systems Engineer skills employers ask for
From 1,062 open Systems Engineer job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Systems Engineer postings that mention each skill.
- Leadership41%
- Stakeholder managementdistinctive34%
- Pythondistinctive27%
- AWSdistinctive25%
- Communication25%
- Regulatory compliance23%
- Training and coaching23%
- Troubleshootingdistinctive21%
- Azuredistinctive20%
- Problem solving20%
- Sales19%
- Electrical engineeringdistinctive16%
- Linuxdistinctive15%
- Manufacturing14%
- Agiledistinctive13%
“Distinctive” means Systems Engineer postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Systems Engineer skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- Cloud Engineer69% overlapShared: Python, AWS, Stakeholder management, AzureHow to switch
- Systems Administrator67% overlapShared: Python, AWS, Azure, LinuxHow to switch
- Information Security Analyst67% overlapShared: Python, AWS, Azure, LinuxHow to switch
- Software Tester64% overlapShared: Python, Azure, Linux, AWSHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Systems Engineer need?
- In 1,062 current Systems Engineer job postings, the skills asked for most often are Leadership (41%), Stakeholder management (34%), Python (27%), AWS (25%), Communication (25%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Systems Engineer move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are Cloud Engineer, Systems Administrator, Information Security Analyst, Software Tester. Cloud Engineer shares skills such as Python, AWS, Stakeholder management.
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