Digital games developer to ICT system developer
A digital games developer already meets 65% of what the ICT system developer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
49.8/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT system developer is expected to do is already part of a digital games developer’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 system developer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT system developer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a digital games developer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ICT debugging tools
- analyse software specifications
- computer programming
- create flowchart diagram
- debug software
- develop software prototype
What stands in the way is 9 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 67 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT system developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a digital games developer background worth leading with.
- already held Xcode information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held adapt to changes in technological development plans communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use concurrent programming working with computers
- already held use functional programming working with computers
- already held KDevelop information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held use logic programming working with computers
All 67 carried skills, including the 11 the ICT system developer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 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 system integration required
- still to learn ICT system programming required
- still to learn digital systems required
- optional, not held attack vectors optional
- optional, not held blockchain openness optional
- optional, not held blockchain platforms optional
- optional, not held core banking software optional
- optional, not held smart contract optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held systems theory optional
- still to learn migrate existing data required
- still to learn use an application-specific interface required
- still to learn solve ICT system problems required
- optional, not held apply ICT systems theory optional
- optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
- optional, not held identify ICT system weaknesses optional
- optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
- optional, not held plan migration to cloud optional
- optional, not held use query languages optional
- still to learn keep up with the latest information systems solutions required
- still to learn collect customer feedback on applications required
- still to learn develop automated migration methods required
- optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
- optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
- optional, not held design database scheme optional
- optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT system developer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT system integration study this
- 02 ICT system programming study this
- 03 develop automated migration methods practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 67 skills that carry over
- already held ICT debugging tools knowledge
- already held analyse software specifications skill
- already held computer programming knowledge
- already held create flowchart diagram skill
- already held debug software skill
- already held develop software prototype skill
- already held integrated development environment software knowledge
- already held interpret technical texts skill
- already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
- already held use software design patterns skill
- already held use software libraries skill
- already held AJAX knowledge
- already held APL knowledge
- already held ASP.NET knowledge
- already held Ansible knowledge
- already held Apache Maven knowledge
- already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
- already held C# knowledge
- already held C++ knowledge
- already held COBOL knowledge
- already held Common Lisp knowledge
- already held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
- already held Groovy knowledge
- already held Haskell knowledge
- already held Internet of Things knowledge
- already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
- already held JavaScript knowledge
- already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
- already held KDevelop knowledge
- already held Lisp knowledge
- already held MATLAB knowledge
- already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
- already held Objective-C knowledge
- already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
- already held PHP knowledge
- already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Perl knowledge
- already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
- already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
- already held R knowledge
- already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
- already held SAP R3 knowledge
- already held SAS language knowledge
- already held STAF knowledge
- already held Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
- already held Scala knowledge
- already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
- already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
- already held TypeScript knowledge
- already held VBScript knowledge
- already held Visual Basic knowledge
- already held World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
- already held Xcode knowledge
- already held adapt to changes in technological development plans skill
- already held design user interface skill
- already held develop creative ideas skill
- already held integrate system components skill
- already held object-oriented modelling knowledge
- already held software anomalies knowledge
- already held use automatic programming skill
- already held use concurrent programming skill
- already held use functional programming skill
- already held use logic programming skill
- already held use object-oriented programming skill
- already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held monitor system performance optional
- optional, not held security engineering optional
- optional, not held defence standard procedures optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
- optional, not held apply ICT systems theory optional
- optional, not held attack vectors optional
- optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
- optional, not held blockchain openness optional
- optional, not held blockchain platforms optional
- optional, not held core banking software optional
- optional, not held defence standard procedures optional
- optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
- optional, not held design database scheme optional
- optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
- optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
- optional, not held identify ICT system weaknesses optional
- optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
- optional, not held monitor system performance optional
- optional, not held plan migration to cloud optional
- optional, not held smart contract optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held systems theory optional
- optional, not held use query languages optional
- optional, not held security engineering optional
15 held skills the ICT system developer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D lighting knowledge
- not needed by the target role 3D texturing knowledge
- not needed by the target role ABAP knowledge
- not needed by the target role Joomla knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply 3D imaging techniques skill
- not needed by the target role assist multimedia operator skill
- not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
- not needed by the target role develop virtual game engine skill
- not needed by the target role digital game genres knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
- not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
- not needed by the target role trigonometry 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.
- still to learn ICT system integration required
- still to learn ICT system programming required
- still to learn digital systems required
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
- optional, not held attack vectors optional
- optional, not held blockchain openness optional
- optional, not held blockchain platforms optional
- optional, not held core banking software optional
- optional, not held defence standard procedures optional
- optional, not held smart contract optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held systems theory optional
- optional, not held security engineering optional
Common questions about this move
Can a digital games developer become an ICT system developer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A digital games developer already covers 65% of what an ICT system developer is expected to do: 67 skills carry over, 11 of which the ICT system developer role treats as required.
What skills does a digital games developer need to become an ICT system developer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT system integration.
How hard is the move from digital games developer to ICT system developer?
Its learning distance is 49.8 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.