A candidate transition analysis method and system. The system comprises a computing apparatus comprising first data. The first data comprises a specified job title and a first list comprising a first plurality of required skills for the specified job title. Candidate data and business data is received by the computing apparatus. Candidate data comprises a job candidate and a second list comprising plurality of skills related to a job held by the candidate. A plurality of scores for the candidate are calculated based on the first data, the candidate data, and the business data.