Computer vision engineer to ICT research manager
A computer vision engineer already meets 23% of what the ICT research manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.3/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT research manager is expected to do is already part of a computer vision engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the ICT research manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT research manager role treats 5 of its required skills as things a computer vision engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply statistical analysis techniques
- conduct literature research
- conduct qualitative research
- conduct quantitative research
- conduct scholarly research
What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT research manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a computer vision engineer background worth leading with.
- already held conduct literature research information skills
- already held query languages information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held perform data mining working with computers
- already held resource description framework query language information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held conduct scholarly research information skills
- already held report analysis results information skills
All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the ICT research manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 39 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn ICT market required
- still to learn ICT project management required
- still to learn innovation processes required
- still to learn organisational policies required
- optional, not held Agile project management optional
- optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
- optional, not held Process-based management optional
- optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held lean project management optional
- optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
- still to learn monitor ICT research required
- still to learn plan research process required
- still to learn monitor technology trends required
- optional, not held execute ICT user research activities optional
- optional, not held process data optional
- still to learn innovate in ICT required
- still to learn write research proposals required
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held conduct research interview optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held identify technological needs optional
- optional, not held provide user documentation optional
- still to learn manage ICT project required
- still to learn manage staff required
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- still to learn apply system organisational policies required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT research manager 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 · The rest of the record
All 10 skills that carry over
- already held apply statistical analysis techniques skill
- already held conduct literature research skill
- already held conduct qualitative research skill
- already held conduct quantitative research skill
- already held conduct scholarly research skill
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held perform data mining skill
- already held query languages knowledge
- already held report analysis results skill
- already held resource description framework query language knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held LDAP optional
- optional, not held LINQ optional
- optional, not held MDX optional
- optional, not held N1QL optional
- optional, not held SPARQL optional
- optional, not held XQuery optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Agile project management optional
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
- optional, not held LDAP optional
- optional, not held LINQ optional
- optional, not held MDX optional
- optional, not held N1QL optional
- optional, not held Process-based management optional
- optional, not held SPARQL optional
- optional, not held XQuery optional
- optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held execute ICT user research activities optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held lean project management optional
- optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held apply systemic design thinking optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held conduct research interview optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held identify technological needs optional
- optional, not held process data optional
- optional, not held provide user documentation optional
42 held skills the ICT research manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Python (computer programming) knowledge
- not needed by the target role cognitive computing knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role create data models skill
- not needed by the target role data engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role data science knowledge
- not needed by the target role debug software skill
- not needed by the target role deep learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role define data quality criteria skill
- not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
- not needed by the target role design user interface skill
- not needed by the target role develop computer vision system skill
- not needed by the target role develop data processing applications skill
- not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
- not needed by the target role digital image processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role digital twin technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role establish data processes skill
- not needed by the target role handle data samples skill
- not needed by the target role image formation knowledge
- not needed by the target role image recognition knowledge
- not needed by the target role implement data quality processes skill
- not needed by the target role integrated development environment software knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret current data skill
- not needed by the target role machine learning knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage data collection systems skill
- not needed by the target role mathematical modelling knowledge
- not needed by the target role normalise data skill
- not needed by the target role perform data cleansing skill
- not needed by the target role perform dimensionality reduction skill
- not needed by the target role principles of artificial intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role quantum computing knowledge
- not needed by the target role scientific computing knowledge
- not needed by the target role signal processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role state estimation knowledge
- not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
- not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
2 further entries not listed here
21 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ICT market required
- still to learn ICT project management required
- still to learn innovation processes required
- still to learn organisational policies required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- optional, not held Agile project management optional
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
- optional, not held LDAP optional
- optional, not held LINQ optional
- optional, not held MDX optional
- optional, not held N1QL optional
- optional, not held Process-based management optional
- optional, not held SPARQL optional
- optional, not held XQuery optional
- optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held lean project management optional
- optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
Other moves recorded from computer vision engineer
Common questions about this move
Can a computer vision engineer become an ICT research manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A computer vision engineer already covers 23% of what an ICT research manager is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the ICT research manager role treats as required.
What skills does a computer vision engineer need to become an ICT research manager?
13 required skills are missing, plus 26 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is ICT market.
How hard is the move from computer vision engineer to ICT research manager?
Its learning distance is 78.3 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.