What does a System Analyst do?

Systems analysts implement, maintain, and support IT and informations systems to meet the business needs of organizations and scale as organizations grow. They analyze and create tests, and develop specifications and requirements for developers and programmers to follow. They usually are not involved directly in software or hardware development.

Most systems analysts will be required to have a Bachelor's degree in the field of computer science, information technology, engineering, or information systems. Systems analysts oftentimes advance into project management roles. The best systems analysts have excellent analytical skills and are creative problem solvers.

What responsibilities are common for System Analyst jobs?
  • Deploy, maintain, and troubleshoot core business applications, including application servers, associated hardware, endpoints, and databases
  • Meet and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to establish project scope, system goals, and requirements
  • Develop, analyze, prioritize, and organize requirement specifications, data mapping, diagrams, and flowcharts for developers and testers to follow
  • Translate highly technical specifications into clear non-technical requirements
  • Manage the set-up and configuration of systems
  • Define and coordinate the execution of testing procedures, and develop test cases to serve the overall quality assurance process
  • Provide documentation of all processes and training as needed
  • Develop and implement maintenance procedures, monitor systems health, gather system statistics, and troubleshoot reported errors and alarms
  • Perform design, implementation, and upgrades of information systems to meet the business and user needs
  • Implement best practices for scalability, supportability, ease of maintenance, and system performance
What are the typical qualifications for System Analyst jobs?
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology, or equivalent experience
  • 4-6 years experience working with information technologies and systems analysis
  • Strong computer, hardware, software, and analytical skills
  • Proven ability to assess business needs and translate them into relevant solutions
  • Strong understanding and knowledge of the principles and practices associated with database maintenance and administration
  • Experience installing, configuring, documenting, testing, training, and implementing new applications and systems
  • Working knowledge of a wide variety of programming languages
  • Excellent analytical skills
EducationBachelor's Degree
Work/Life Balance
3.7 ★
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Career Opportunity
3.6 ★
Avg. Experience2-4 years

System Analyst Salaries near Hong Kong

Average Base Pay

HK$91,000 /month
Not including cash compensation
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System Analyst Career Path

Learn how to become a System Analyst, what skills and education you need to succeed, and what level of pay to expect at each step on your career path.

Systems Analyst
HK$405,000/yr
Senior Systems Analyst
HK$600,000/yr
Systems Analyst IV
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System Analyst

Years of Experience Distribution

0 - 1
11%
2 - 4
54%
5 - 7
22%
8+
13%
Not including years spent in education and/or training

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NAB - National Australia BankNAB - National Australia Bank
Analyst Engineer
13 Jun 2023

“Their response to the employee feedback is quite quick and really good culture to work with.”

IBMIBM
Senior Systems Analyst
22 Oct 2021

“The main thing i feel is we get time for our personal thing to do and provides good work life balance”

Contata SolutionsContata Solutions
Systems Analyst
14 Feb 2023

“Projects on which I had worked on contata are very good and uses modern technologies.”

IncubXpertsIncubXperts
Systems Analyst
2 Dec 2022

“Work life is very good here and its really a fun to work with such lovely Organization.”

Skillnet SolutionsSkillnet Solutions
Senior Systems Analyst
30 Sept 2022

“Salary Compensation is purely based on the performance and hence one can make a good progress.”

Foiwe Info Global SolutionsFoiwe Info Global Solutions
Systems Analyst
23 Jan 2022

“A good place to begin your career as a fresher an dyou get to know and learn many aspects.”

Contata SolutionsContata Solutions
Senior Systems Analyst
15 Feb 2023

“It is the best organisation I have worked till now and worked on latest technologies.”

IBMIBM
Senior Systems Analyst
20 Oct 2022

“Our CEO is great leader and regularly hosts office hours and listens to our concerns.”

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Frequently asked questions about the role and responsibilities of a System Analyst

When working as a System Analyst, the most common skills you will need to perform your job and for career success are Integrator, Gathering, SQL Server, Operating Systems and Relational Database.

The most similar professions to System Analyst are:
  • IT Consultant
  • Information Technology Specialist
  • Information Technology Manager
  • It

The most common qualifications to become a System Analyst is a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree and an average of 0 - 1 of experience not including years spent in education and/or training.

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