Systems analysts conduct research, analyze and evaluate client information technology requirements, procedures or problems, and develop and implement proposals, recommendations, and plans to improve current or future information systems.
Skill level:
Highly skilled
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- Salary range for the majority of workers in Systems analysts - from R22 372 to R76 260 per month - 2025.
- A Systems analysts typically earns between R22 372 and R44 512 net per month at the start of the job.
- After 5 years of service, this is between R32 955 and R63 491 per month for a working week of 45 hours.
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Duties and tasks
- Consulting with users to formulate document requirements and with management to ensure agreement on systems principles
- Identifying and analyzing business processes, procedures and work practices
- Identifying and evaluating inefficiencies and recommending optimal business practices, and system functionality and behaviour
- Taking responsibility for deploying functional solutions, such as creating, adopting and implementing system test plans
- Developing functional specifications for use by systems developers
- Expanding or modifying systems to improve workflow or serve new purposes
- Coordinating and linking the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility
