Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a chief information officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a chief information officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Chief information officers define and implement the ICT strategy and governance. They determine necessary resources for the ICT strategy implementation, anticipate ICT market evolutions and company business needs. They contribute to the development of the organisation's strategic plan and ensure that the ICT infrastructure supports the organisation's overall operations and priorities.

Also known as IT director, chief information officers, CIO.

Managers 89 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: chief technology officer, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
chief technology officer 79% covered numerical tool and process co… 68% covered computer-aided design operator 62% covered enterprise architect 53% covered software tester 47% covered chief information officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from chief information officer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a chief information officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A chief information officer needs 23 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • manage software releases management skills
  • maintain plan for continuity of operations management skills
  • review development process of an organisation management skills
  • forecast future ICT network needs information skills
  • ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards assisting and caring
  • software design methodologies information and communication technologies (icts)
  • implement corporate governance communication, collaboration and creativity
  • software architecture models information and communication technologies (icts)
  • optimise choice of ICT solution working with computers
  • decision support systems information and communication technologies (icts)
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a chief information officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Chief information officer is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a chief information officer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.