Retail banking analyst moving into fixed income

How easy would it be to move into a fixed income analyst position from being an retail banking analyst?

Specifically, I've had 2 years in a management consulting firm working with retail banks' credit data for products like business loans (< USD 75 million) analyzing probability of default, ratings, ratings distributions across the entire lending book etc.

Educational background: Economics bachelor's, average grades.

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