Career switch, measured
From Systems Engineer to IT Manager
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 63% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include AWS, Stakeholder management, Leadership, Agile; the main skills to add are Team management, Project management, Auditing, Supply chain.
63%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems EngineerIT Manager
- AWS25%33%
- Stakeholder management34%36%
- Leadership41%72%
- Agile13%14%
- Training and coaching23%54%
- LLMs11%13%
- Azure20%10%
- Cybersecurity12%10%
Skills to add
Asked for often in IT Manager postings, rarely in Systems Engineer ones.
SkillSystems EngineerIT Manager
- Team management–28%
- Project management–17%
- Auditing–12%
- Supply chain–11%
- Contract negotiation–10%
- Data visualization–9%
- Machine learning–9%
- Procurement–8%
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