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Where an ICT test analyst can go next

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

ICT test analysts work in testing environments, assessing products, checking for quality and accuracy, or creating tests scripts. They design tests which are then implemented by testers.

Also known as IT test analyst, test designer.

Professionals 36 skills on file 5 career moves 3 above 60% overlap Closest: digital games tester, 72%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from ICT test analyst, 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 test analyst 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.

ICT accessibility tester 47% covered · difficulty 60.1

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An ICT test analyst needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

plan software testing management skills
replicate customer software issues working with computers
develop ICT test suite communication, collaboration and creativity
provide software testing documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
levels of software testing information and communication technologies (icts)
execute software tests working with computers
set quality assurance objectives management skills
report test findings information skills
address problems critically communication, collaboration and creativity

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

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ICT test analyst 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 test analyst’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.