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Where an ICT security technician can go next

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

ICT security technicians propose and implement necessary security updates and measures whenever is required. They advise, support, inform and provide training and security awareness.

Also known as IT security officer, ICT security technicians, cybersecurity solutions expert, cybersecurity developer, development and operations security engineer, cybersecurity implementer, ICT security officer, IT security technician, DevSecOps engineer, information security implement.

Technicians and associate professionals 95 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: numerical tool and process control programmer, 69%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
numerical tool and process co… 69% covered computer-aided design operator 62% covered cybersecurity risk manager 50% covered ethical hacker 50% covered software tester 49% covered ICT security technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from ICT security technician, 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 security technician 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

An ICT security technician needs 34 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 closed-circuit television system working with computers
  • manage alarm system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • penetration testing tool information and communication technologies (icts)
  • set up cybersecurity training programmes communication, collaboration and creativity
  • establish an ICT security prevention plan management skills
  • protect ICT devices working with computers
  • engage with stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
  • use access control software working with computers
  • ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • web application security threats information and communication technologies (icts)
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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ICT security technician is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. 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 security technician’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.