Table 1Transition record

data engineertoIoT developer

A data engineer already meets 22% of what the IoT developer role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From data engineer

22%

Overlap1

To IoT developer

5 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

72.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 72.8

This move: 72.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the IoT developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the data engineer 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A IoT developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a data engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform dimensionality reduction working with computers
already held establish data processes working with computers
already held use data processing techniques working with computers
already held computer science information and communication technologies (icts)
already held digital data processing working with computers

All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the IoT developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 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) 8 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ICT software specifications required
required, not held ICT system programming required
required, not held Internet of Things required
required, not held principles of artificial intelligence required
required, not held algorithms required
required, not held hardware testing methods required
required, not held machine learning required
required, not held task algorithmisation required

optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional

02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held computer technology required
required, not held mechatronics required

03 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held utilise machine learning required

optional, not held perform online data analysis optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held design information system required

05 information skills 1 required

required, not held analyse big data required

06 management skills 1 required

required, not held develop ICT workflow required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a IoT 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held computer science knowledge
already held digital data processing skill
already held perform dimensionality reduction skill
already held use data processing techniques skill
already held establish data processes skill

3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional
optional, not held perform online data analysis optional

23 held skills the IoT developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role SAS Data Management knowledge
not needed by the target role Teradata Database knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse pipeline database information skill
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role create data models skill
not needed by the target role create data sets skill
not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
not needed by the target role data models knowledge
not needed by the target role data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role data warehouse knowledge
not needed by the target role database management systems knowledge
not needed by the target role design database in the cloud skill
not needed by the target role develop data processing applications skill
not needed by the target role implement data warehousing techniques skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role manage quantitative data skill
not needed by the target role manage research data skill
not needed by the target role process data skill
not needed by the target role statistics knowledge
not needed by the target role store digital data and systems skill
not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
not needed by the target role use databases 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 ICT software specifications required
required, not held ICT system programming required
required, not held Internet of Things required
required, not held principles of artificial intelligence required
required, not held algorithms required
required, not held computer technology required
required, not held hardware testing methods required
required, not held machine learning required
required, not held mechatronics required
required, not held task algorithmisation required
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional

Index

Other moves recorded from data engineer

Full index of moves from data engineer

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.