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systems analyst

Learned from 15 real résumés for this role.

Across 15 real U.S. résumés for a systems analyst, the most distinctive skills are Sql Reports, Printer Deployment and Software Research — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Sql Reports
20% have it · 3243.2× vs average
Printer Deployment
20% have it · 2162.1× vs average
Software Research
20% have it · 2162.1× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

sql reports
3243.2×
20% · N=3
printer deployment
2162.1×
20% · N=3
software research
2162.1×
20% · N=3
sccm management
1081.1×
20% · N=3
outsourcing
572.3×
20% · N=3
knockoutjs
414.0×
20% · N=3
windows updates
389.2×
20% · N=3
project lead
360.4×
20% · N=3
team foundation server
237.3×
20% · N=3
vmware administration
228.9×
20% · N=3
network cabling
213.8×
20% · N=3
video conferencing
167.8×
20% · N=3
tsql
162.2×
20% · N=3
vbscript
160.8×
20% · N=3

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Systems Analyst need?

In 15 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Sql Reports (20% have it), Printer Deployment (20% have it), Software Research (20% have it), Sccm Management (20% have it), Outsourcing (20% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Systems Analyst roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are It Manager (5% of moves, N=9), It Risk Analyst (3% of moves, N=6), Systems Administrator (3% of moves, N=6).

What roles lead into Systems Analyst?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Consultant (2% of arrivals, N=6), Help Desk Support (11% of arrivals, N=6), Programmer Analyst (3% of arrivals, N=6).

Does this page show Systems Analyst salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 15 of them are Systems Analyst résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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