Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a chief technology officer can go next

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

Chief technology officers contribute to a company's technical vision and lead all aspects of technology development, according to its strategic direction and growth objectives. They match technology with business needs.

Managers 83 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: chief information officer, 68%

chief information officer 68% covered numerical tool and process co… 68% covered computer-aided design operator 62% covered integration engineer 46% covered software tester 46% covered chief technology officer You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from chief technology officer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a chief technology officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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chief technology 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

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a chief technology officer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.