ICT business analyst to telecommunications analyst
An ICT business analyst already meets 25% of what the telecommunications analyst role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.4/ 100
1 How much of what a telecommunications analyst is expected to do is already part of an ICT business analyst’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 telecommunications analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A telecommunications analyst role treats 6 of its required skills as things an ICT business analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- analyse business processes
- define technical requirements
- design process
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- provide cost benefit analysis reports
- provide user documentation
What stands in the way is 19 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT business analyst background worth leading with.
- already held provide user documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held propose ICT solutions to business problems communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held design process communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held analyse business processes information skills
- already held analyse business requirements information skills
- already held business process modelling business, administration and law
All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the telecommunications analyst role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 10 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 communications protocols required
- still to learn analog electronics theory required
- still to learn electronics principles required
- still to learn microwave principles required
- still to learn telecom regulations required
- still to learn telecommunication trunking required
- still to learn operate call distribution system required
- still to learn operate electronic measuring instruments required
- still to learn operate private branch exchange required
- still to learn calibrate electronic instruments required
- still to learn install monitors for process control required
- still to learn provide ICT system training required
- still to learn communicate with customers required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
- still to learn use session border controller required
- still to learn upgrade firmware required
- still to learn direct inward dialing required
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
- still to learn procurement of ICT network equipment required
- optional, not held Cisco optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a telecommunications analyst role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT communications protocols study this
- 02 analog electronics theory study this
- 03 direct inward dialing study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held analyse business processes skill
- already held define technical requirements skill
- already held design process skill
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
- already held provide user documentation skill
- already held analyse business requirements skill
- already held business process modelling knowledge
- already held propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn electromagnetism required
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
- optional, not held solder electronics optional
- optional, not held log transmitter readings optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held Cisco optional
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- optional, not held log transmitter readings optional
- optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
- optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
- optional, not held solder electronics optional
28 held skills the telecommunications analyst role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
- not needed by the target role apply change management skill
- not needed by the target role business ICT systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role business requirements techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role business strategy concepts knowledge
- not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role create business process models skill
- not needed by the target role decision support systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
- not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role information categorisation knowledge
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role innovation processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
- not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
- not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
- not needed by the target role product usage risks analysis knowledge
- not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
- not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
- not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
- not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge
11 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 communications protocols required
- still to learn analog electronics theory required
- still to learn direct inward dialing required
- still to learn electromagnetism required
- still to learn electronics principles required
- still to learn microwave principles required
- still to learn procurement of ICT network equipment required
- still to learn telecom regulations required
- still to learn telecommunication trunking required
- optional, not held Cisco optional
- optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
Other moves recorded from ICT business analyst
- ICT business analysis manager 48% covered · substantial
- ICT business development manager 36% covered · substantial
- ICT consultant 25% covered · career change
- ICT information and knowledge manager 23% covered · career change
- eBusiness manager 21% covered · career change
- artificial intelligence engineer 20% covered · career change
- building information modelling consultant 20% covered · substantial
- ICT resilience manager 18% covered · career change
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT business analyst become a telecommunications analyst?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT business analyst already covers 25% of what a telecommunications analyst is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 6 of which the telecommunications analyst role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT business analyst need to become a telecommunications analyst?
19 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is ICT communications protocols.
How hard is the move from ICT business analyst to telecommunications analyst?
Its learning distance is 77.4 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.