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Where an ICT research manager can go next

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

ICT research managers plan, manage and monitor research activities and evaluate emerging trends in the information and communication technology field to assess their relevance. They also design and oversee staff training on the use of new technology and recommend ways to implement new products and solutions that will maximise benefits for the organisation.

Also known as technology innovation manager, ICT research managers, IT innovation manager, IT research manager, ICT innovation manager.

Managers 49 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: user experience analyst, 36%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
user experience analyst 36% covered ICT research consultant 34% covered data entry clerk 33% covered data entry supervisor 30% covered software manager 29% covered ICT research manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from ICT research manager, 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 manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

An ICT research manager needs 18 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
  • monitor ICT research information skills
  • innovate in ICT communication, collaboration and creativity
  • apply system organisational policies assisting and caring
  • plan research process information skills
  • manage ICT project management skills
  • ICT project management business, administration and law
  • ICT market business, administration and law
  • conduct literature research information skills
  • monitor technology trends information skills
  • innovation processes business, administration and law
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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ICT research manager 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 an ICT research manager’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.