Systems Analyst
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Systems Analyst helps businesses and organizations to plan and build computer systems. Reviews the information processing needs of the organization, plans and sets up computer networks and software, and tests systems for accuracy, efficiency and ease of use.
Job Outlook
There were 2096 Systems Analyst job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 58284 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Systems Analyst industry, which includes the Systems Analyst career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Systems Analyst jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $87,871.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $85,986.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Systems Analyst postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $73,762.
Education and Experience
Posted Systems Analyst jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 8.81% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 67.31% |
| Master's Degree | 12.04% |
| Doctoral Degree | 2.24% |
| Other | 7.72% |
Posted Systems Analyst jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 23.64% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.12% |
| 6 to 8 years | 16.47% |
| 9+ years | 8.77% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Systems Analyst positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (45.42%)
- Management (35.36%)
- Problem Solving (28.99%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (28.47%)
- Operations (26.4%)
- Information Technology (21.27%)
- Writing (19.66%)
- Planning (19.37%)
- Research (18.67%)
- Leadership (18.34%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Project Management (27.68%)
- Systems Analysis (46.35%)
- Computer Science (31.51%)
- Business Systems Analysis (33.64%)
- Business Requirements (24.51%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Agile Methodology (18.26%)
- Data Analysis (16.28%)
- Process Improvement (11.47%)
- Business Systems (12.95%)
- Scrum (Software Development) (9.02%)
- Business Analysis (9.53%)
- Automation (11.92%)
- Functional Requirement (8.8%)
- Microsoft Azure (4.14%)
- Systems Development Life Cycle (9.53%)
- Change Management (8.15%)
- Information Systems (18.89%)
- Finance (9.57%)
- Software Development Life Cycle (6.29%)
- User Story (8.61%)
- Operating Systems (8.83%)
- Technical Support (13.01%)
- Auditing (9.27%)
- Test Planning (10.31%)
- Workflow Management (21.02%)
- Business Process (25.27%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (24.65%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- System Requirements (5.88%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Systems Analyst skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Business Systems Analyst
- IT Systems Analyst
- IT Business Systems Analyst
- Computer Systems Analyst
- Applications Systems Analyst
- Information Systems Analyst
- Systems Support Analyst
- Clinical Systems Analyst
- Systems Operations Analyst
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Systems Analyst jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- CTG (950)
- Randstad (752)
- Elevance Health (662)
- Robert Half (564)
- Marriott International (486)
- Kforce (461)
- Amentum (457)
- LRS Healthcare (440)
- Leidos (309)
- Beacon Hill Staffing Group (307)
North Carolina
- Randstad (61)
- First Citizens Bank (51)
- Duke University (44)
- State of North Carolina (43)
- Fidelity Investments (40)
- CTG (35)
- TIAA (29)
- ManpowerGroup (25)
- WakeMed (24)
- Spectraforce Technologies (23)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.