Career switch, measured
From Technical Writer to IT Manager
Yes, it's a stretch that needs new skills. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 19% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Stakeholder management, Project management, Agile, Leadership; the main skills to add are AWS, Team management, Sales, Process improvement.
19%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillTechnical WriterIT Manager
- Stakeholder management41%36%
- Project management14%17%
- Agile13%14%
- Leadership29%72%
- Product management10%11%
- Training and coaching18%54%
- Technical writing81%–
- Communication24%20%
Skills to add
Asked for often in IT Manager postings, rarely in Technical Writer ones.
SkillTechnical WriterIT Manager
- AWS–33%
- Team management–28%
- Sales–21%
- Process improvement6%15%
- Budgeting–14%
- Supply chain–11%
- Azure–10%
- Contract negotiation–10%
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