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Where a property developer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a property developer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Property developers buy land, finance deals, order construction projects and orchestrate the process of development. They purchase a tract of land, decide on a marketing strategy, and develop the building program. Developers must also obtain legal approval and financing. When the project is finished, they may lease, manage, or sell the property.

Also known as land developer, commercial developer, real estate developer, property developers, house developer, office property developer, housing developer, commercial property developer, developer of real estate, speculative developer, office developer, speculative builder.

Managers 41 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: construction general contractor, 37%

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 property developer, 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 property developer 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

A property developer needs 20 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

negotiate land acquisition communication, collaboration and creativity
audit contractors information skills
monitor contractor performance management skills
compare property values information skills
coordinate marketing plan actions management skills
estimate profitability information skills
real estate market business, administration and law
market research business, administration and law
investment analysis business, administration and law
execute feasibility study information skills

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Property developer 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 a property developer’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.