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Where an ICT research consultant can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an ICT research consultant already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

ICT research consultants perform targeted ICT research and provide a final report to the client. They also use ICT tools to design questionnaires for surveys, analyse the results, write reports, present the results and make recommendations based on the research findings.

Also known as IT research consultant, ICT research advisor, IT research specialist, ICT research consultants, IT research advisor, ICT research specialist.

Professionals 72 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: computer scientist, 75%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
computer scientist 75% covered religion scientific researcher 72% covered seismologist 68% covered thanatology researcher 68% covered communication scientist 66% covered ICT research consultant You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from ICT research consultant, 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 an ICT research consultant already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An ICT research consultant needs 49 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
  • create prototype of user experience solutions information skills
  • use methodologies for user-centered design communication, collaboration and creativity
  • apply reverse engineering working with computers
  • execute ICT user research activities information skills
  • innovate in ICT communication, collaboration and creativity
  • plan research process information skills
  • provide user documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
  • interact with users to gather requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consult with business clients communication, collaboration and creativity
  • conduct literature research information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an ICT research consultant does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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ICT research consultant is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. 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 an ICT research consultant’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.