Career switch, measured
From Systems Engineer to Systems Analyst
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 64% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Azure, Troubleshooting, Leadership; the main skills to add are Sales, Customer success, ERP systems, Marketing.
64%
skill overlap
702
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems EngineerSystems Analyst
- Stakeholder management34%46%
- Azure20%16%
- Troubleshooting21%26%
- Leadership41%35%
- Cybersecurity12%12%
- AWS25%15%
- Technical writing9%8%
- Python27%15%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Systems Analyst postings, rarely in Systems Engineer ones.
SkillSystems EngineerSystems Analyst
- Sales19%59%
- Customer success6%26%
- ERP systems6%21%
- Marketing9%20%
- Product management7%17%
- Project management–17%
- Salesforce–14%
- Auditing–11%
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