Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

blockchain architecttoblockchain developer

A blockchain architect already meets 71% of what the blockchain developer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From blockchain architect
71%
Overlap1
To blockchain developer
38 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
43.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

71%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

43.9/ 100

1 Share of the blockchain developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the blockchain architect profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A blockchain developer role treats 33 of its required skills as things a blockchain architect already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • blockchain application areas
  • blockchain applications
  • blockchain applications security principles
  • blockchain architecture
  • blockchain components
  • blockchain consensus mechanisms

What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 38 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A blockchain developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a blockchain architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held blockchain application areas information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held blockchain applications information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held blockchain applications security principles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held blockchain architecture information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held blockchain components information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held blockchain design patterns information and communication technologies (icts)

All 38 carried skills, including the 33 the blockchain developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT debugging tools required
  • required, not held blockchain required
  • required, not held smart contract programming languages required
  • required, not held computer programming required
  • optional, not held Angular optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Solidity optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held Vyper optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use software design patterns required
  • required, not held analyse decentralised applications required
  • required, not held implement smart contracts required
  • optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
  • optional, not held design user interface optional
03 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use software libraries required
  • required, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools required
  • optional, not held implement front-end website design optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held game theory required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a blockchain developer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 38 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held blockchain application areas knowledge
  • already held blockchain applications knowledge
  • already held blockchain applications security principles knowledge
  • already held blockchain architecture knowledge
  • already held blockchain components knowledge
  • already held blockchain consensus mechanisms knowledge
  • already held blockchain design patterns knowledge
  • already held blockchain history knowledge
  • already held blockchain mining principles knowledge
  • already held blockchain openness knowledge
  • already held blockchain platforms knowledge
  • already held blockchain terminology knowledge
  • already held blockchain-based business models knowledge
  • already held blockchain-based services regulation knowledge
  • already held debug software skill
  • already held decentralised identifiers knowledge
  • already held decentralized application frameworks knowledge
  • already held design process for blockchain-based systems skill
  • already held develop blockchain innovative architectures skill
  • already held digital identity management knowledge
  • already held distributed ledger technologies consensus protocols knowledge
  • already held distributed ledger technologies vulnerabilities knowledge
  • already held distributed ledger technology knowledge
  • already held evaluate blockchain architectures skill
  • already held explain blockchain implications skill
  • already held explain distributed ledger technologies principles skill
  • already held identify blockchain innovation opportunities skill
  • already held interpret technical requirements skill
  • already held outline blockchain-based identity management skill
  • already held recognise blockchain application areas skill
  • already held recognise blockchain risks skill
  • already held smart contract knowledge
  • already held software components libraries knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held cloud technologies knowledge
  • already held cryptocurrency knowledge
  • already held data analytics knowledge
  • already held service-oriented modelling knowledge
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Angular optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Solidity optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held Vyper optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
  • optional, not held design user interface optional
  • optional, not held implement front-end website design optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
19 held skills the blockchain developer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse blockchain use cases skill
  • not needed by the target role blockchain concept application knowledge
  • not needed by the target role blockchain signature schemes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create business process models skill
  • not needed by the target role data security principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define roadmap for blockchain in applications skill
  • not needed by the target role define software architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role design information system skill
  • not needed by the target role design thinking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop blockchain technology skill
  • not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement cryptographic constructs skill
  • not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
13 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held ICT debugging tools required
  • required, not held blockchain required
  • required, not held smart contract programming languages required
  • required, not held computer programming required
  • required, not held game theory required
  • optional, not held Angular optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Solidity optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held Vyper optional
Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.