Career Overlap Occupation record
RecordJob

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.

Also known as chief technology officers, IT director, chief digital officer, information technology director, CTO.

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

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
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
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from chief technology 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 technology 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 technology officer needs 22 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
  • implement ICT coding conventions working with computers
  • establish an ICT customer support process management skills
  • lead technology development of an organisation management skills
  • maintain plan for continuity of operations management skills
  • review development process of an organisation management skills
  • monitor ICT research information skills
  • ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards assisting and caring
  • implement corporate governance communication, collaboration and creativity
  • administer ICT system working with computers
  • analyse ICT system working with computers
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

Look up another occupation

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

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a chief technology 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.