Table 1Transition record

data centre operatortodatabase administrator

A data centre operator already meets 46% of what the database administrator role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From data centre operator

46%

Overlap1

To database administrator

32 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

65.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.6

This move: 65.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the database administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the data centre operator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A database administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a data centre operator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain database performance working with computers
already held balance database resources working with computers
already held maintain database security working with computers
already held Filemaker (database management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
already held IBM Informix information and communication technologies (icts)
already held MySQL information and communication technologies (icts)

All 32 carried skills, including the 12 the database administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 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 working with computers 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held define database physical structure required
required, not held operate relational database management system required
required, not held perform backups required
required, not held use an application-specific interface required
required, not held use scripting programming required
required, not held perform ICT troubleshooting required

optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
optional, not held use automatic programming optional
optional, not held provide ICT support optional
optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held distributed computing required
required, not held domain name service required
required, not held information structure required
required, not held system backup best practice required

optional, not held MarkLogic optional
optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
optional, not held TripleStore optional
optional, not held online analytical processing optional
optional, not held data engineering optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held design database backup specifications required
required, not held design database scheme required

optional, not held design database in the cloud optional
optional, not held support ICT system users optional
optional, not held provide technical training optional

04 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held create data models required
required, not held interpret technical texts required

optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held data quality assessment required

optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional

06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held apply company policies required

optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a database administrator 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 32 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held administer ICT system skill
already held balance database resources skill
already held data models knowledge
already held data storage knowledge
already held database development tools knowledge
already held database management systems knowledge
already held maintain database performance skill
already held maintain database security skill
already held manage database skill
already held query languages knowledge
already held resource description framework query language knowledge
already held use databases skill
already held DB2 knowledge
already held Filemaker (database management systems) knowledge
already held IBM Informix knowledge
already held LDAP knowledge
already held LINQ knowledge
already held MDX knowledge
already held Microsoft Access knowledge
already held MySQL knowledge
already held N1QL knowledge
already held ObjectStore knowledge
already held OpenEdge Database knowledge
already held PostgreSQL knowledge
already held SPARQL knowledge
already held SQL Server knowledge
already held Teradata Database knowledge
already held XQuery knowledge
already held implement a firewall skill
already held implement anti-virus software skill
already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
already held use different communication channels skill

19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held MarkLogic optional
optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
optional, not held TripleStore optional
optional, not held design database in the cloud optional
optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
optional, not held online analytical processing optional
optional, not held support ICT system users optional
optional, not held use automatic programming optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held data engineering optional
optional, not held estimate duration of work optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held provide ICT support optional
optional, not held provide technical training optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional
optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

17 held skills the database administrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role CA Datacom/DB knowledge
not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
not needed by the target role business ICT systems knowledge
not needed by the target role control of expenses skill
not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
not needed by the target role develop automated migration methods skill
not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
not needed by the target role maintain ICT server skill
not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
not needed by the target role use ICT ticketing system skill

12 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 data quality assessment required
required, not held distributed computing required
required, not held domain name service required
required, not held information structure required
required, not held system backup best practice required
optional, not held MarkLogic optional
optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
optional, not held TripleStore optional
optional, not held online analytical processing optional
optional, not held business intelligence optional
optional, not held data engineering optional
optional, not held quality assurance methodologies optional

Index

Other moves recorded from data centre operator

Full index of moves from data centre operator

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.