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

blockchain developertoblockchain architect

A blockchain developer already meets 66% of what the blockchain architect role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From blockchain developer
66%
Overlap1
To blockchain architect
38 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
48 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48/ 100

1 Share of the blockchain architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the blockchain developer 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 architect role treats 30 of its required skills as things a blockchain developer 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 16 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 architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a blockchain developer 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 30 the blockchain architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 6 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) 5 required
  • required, not held blockchain signature schemes required
  • required, not held data security principles required
  • required, not held blockchain concept application required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • required, not held systems development life-cycle required
02 working with computers 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse ICT system required
  • required, not held implement cryptographic constructs required
  • required, not held analyse blockchain use cases required
  • required, not held develop blockchain technology required
  • optional, not held develop software prototype optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held define software architecture required
  • required, not held design information system required
  • required, not held define roadmap for blockchain in applications required
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
04 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held business processes required
  • required, not held design thinking required
05 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held create business process models required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a blockchain architect 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 decentralised identifiers 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 ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held cloud technologies knowledge
  • already held cryptocurrency knowledge
  • already held data analytics knowledge
  • already held debug software skill
  • already held decentralized application frameworks knowledge
  • already held service-oriented modelling knowledge
  • already held software components libraries knowledge
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held develop software prototype optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
22 held skills the blockchain architect role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Angular knowledge
  • not needed by the target role C++ knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JavaScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Scala knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Solidity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role TypeScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Vyper knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changes in technological development plans skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse decentralised applications skill
  • not needed by the target role blockchain knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role game theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement front-end website design skill
  • not needed by the target role implement smart contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role smart contract programming languages knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
  • not needed by the target role use software design patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role use software libraries skill
  • not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
8 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 blockchain signature schemes required
  • required, not held data security principles required
  • required, not held blockchain concept application required
  • required, not held business processes required
  • required, not held design thinking required
  • required, not held digital systems required
  • required, not held systems development life-cycle required
  • optional, not held statistics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from blockchain developer

Full index of moves from blockchain developer

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.