Digital Requirements for Systems Analysts in Europe: A Sectoral Analysis of Online Job Advertisements and ESCO Skills
Systems analysts can be considered a valuable part of organizations, as their responsibilities and contributions concern the improvement of information systems, which constitute an irreplaceable part of organizations. Thus, by exploring the current labor market of systems analysts, researchers can g...
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| description | Systems analysts can be considered a valuable part of organizations, as their responsibilities and contributions concern the improvement of information systems, which constitute an irreplaceable part of organizations. Thus, by exploring the current labor market of systems analysts, researchers can gather valuable knowledge to understand some invaluable societal needs. In this context, the objectives of this study are to investigate the sets of digital skills from the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications, and Occupations (ESCO) taxonomy required by systems analysts in Europe and examine the key characteristics of various relevant sectors. For this purpose, a tool combining topic extraction, machine learning, and statistical analysis is utilized. The outcomes prove that systems analysts may indeed possess different types of digital skills, where 12 distinct topics are discovered, and that the professional, scientific, and technical activities demand the most unique sets of digital skills across 17 sectors. Ultimately, the findings show that the numerous sectors indeed have divergent requirements and should be approached accordingly. Overall, this study can offer valuable guidelines for identifying both the general duties of systems analysts and the specific needs of each sector. Also, the presented tool and methods may provide ideas for exploring different domains associated with content information and distinct groups. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a8121a7a8d184be783f3d854020323b72025-08-20T01:56:19ZengMDPI AGInformation2078-24892025-04-0116536310.3390/info16050363Digital Requirements for Systems Analysts in Europe: A Sectoral Analysis of Online Job Advertisements and ESCO SkillsKonstantinos Charmanas0Konstantinos Georgiou1Nikolaos Mittas2Lefteris Angelis3School of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceSchool of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceHephaestus Laboratory, School of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, GR-65404 Kavala, GreeceSchool of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, GreeceSystems analysts can be considered a valuable part of organizations, as their responsibilities and contributions concern the improvement of information systems, which constitute an irreplaceable part of organizations. Thus, by exploring the current labor market of systems analysts, researchers can gather valuable knowledge to understand some invaluable societal needs. In this context, the objectives of this study are to investigate the sets of digital skills from the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications, and Occupations (ESCO) taxonomy required by systems analysts in Europe and examine the key characteristics of various relevant sectors. For this purpose, a tool combining topic extraction, machine learning, and statistical analysis is utilized. The outcomes prove that systems analysts may indeed possess different types of digital skills, where 12 distinct topics are discovered, and that the professional, scientific, and technical activities demand the most unique sets of digital skills across 17 sectors. Ultimately, the findings show that the numerous sectors indeed have divergent requirements and should be approached accordingly. Overall, this study can offer valuable guidelines for identifying both the general duties of systems analysts and the specific needs of each sector. Also, the presented tool and methods may provide ideas for exploring different domains associated with content information and distinct groups.https://www.mdpi.com/2078-2489/16/5/363systems analystsdigital skillssectoral analysistopic extractionstatistical analysisESCO |
| spellingShingle | Konstantinos Charmanas Konstantinos Georgiou Nikolaos Mittas Lefteris Angelis Digital Requirements for Systems Analysts in Europe: A Sectoral Analysis of Online Job Advertisements and ESCO Skills Information systems analysts digital skills sectoral analysis topic extraction statistical analysis ESCO |
| title | Digital Requirements for Systems Analysts in Europe: A Sectoral Analysis of Online Job Advertisements and ESCO Skills |
| title_full | Digital Requirements for Systems Analysts in Europe: A Sectoral Analysis of Online Job Advertisements and ESCO Skills |
| title_fullStr | Digital Requirements for Systems Analysts in Europe: A Sectoral Analysis of Online Job Advertisements and ESCO Skills |
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| title_short | Digital Requirements for Systems Analysts in Europe: A Sectoral Analysis of Online Job Advertisements and ESCO Skills |
| title_sort | digital requirements for systems analysts in europe a sectoral analysis of online job advertisements and esco skills |
| topic | systems analysts digital skills sectoral analysis topic extraction statistical analysis ESCO |
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