Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a software tester can go next

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

Software testers perform software tests. They may also plan and design them. They may also debug and repair software although this mainly corresponds to designers and developers. They ensure that applications function properly before delivering them to internal and external clients.

Professionals 80 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: ICT integration tester, 78%

ICT integration tester 78% covered numerical tool and process co… 68% covered ICT system tester 67% covered computer-aided design operator 62% covered ICT usability tester 60% covered software tester You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from software tester. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a software tester already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

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software tester is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a software tester already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.