Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT consultant to ICT system analyst

An ICT consultant already meets 17% of what the ICT system analyst role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT consultant
17 % overlap
Distant match
To ICT system analyst
10 You already bring
20 Still to learn
97 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

88.7/ 100

1 How much of what an ICT system analyst is expected to do is already part of an ICT consultant’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 analyst role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An ICT system analyst role treats 8 of its required skills as things an ICT consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • analyse ICT system
  • analyse software specifications
  • define technical requirements
  • identify customer requirements
  • interact with users to gather requirements
  • monitor system performance

What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT system analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT consultant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held analyse ICT system working with computers
  • already held interact with users to gather requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held identify customer requirements information skills
  • already held monitor system performance constructing
  • already held provide ICT consulting advice communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ICT process quality models information and communication technologies (icts)

All 10 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT system analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 87 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information and communication technologies (icts) 8 required, 59 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT performance analysis methods required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn decision support systems required
  • still to learn levels of software testing required
  • still to learn online analytical processing required
  • still to learn software architecture models required
  • still to learn software metrics required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held LDAP optional
  • optional, not held LINQ optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held MDX optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held N1QL optional
  • optional, not held NoSQL optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held SPARQL optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held XQuery optional
  • optional, not held core banking software optional
  • optional, not held data mining optional
  • optional, not held distributed computing optional
  • optional, not held hardware platforms optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held query languages optional
  • optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held system design optional
  • optional, not held unified modelling language optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
02 information skills 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn create data models required
  • still to learn analyse business processes required
  • still to learn analyse the context of an organisation required
  • still to learn apply statistical analysis techniques required
  • still to learn execute feasibility study required
  • optional, not held conduct quantitative research optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
03 working with computers 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn identify ICT system weaknesses required
  • still to learn manage ICT legacy implication required
  • still to learn perform ICT security testing required
  • still to learn use an application-specific interface required
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
  • optional, not held use query languages optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn design information system required
  • optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT infrastructure required
  • optional, not held hardware architectures optional
06 constructing 1 required
  • still to learn manage system testing required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an ICT system analyst 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse ICT system skill
  • already held analyse software specifications skill
  • already held define technical requirements skill
  • already held identify customer requirements skill
  • already held interact with users to gather requirements skill
  • already held monitor system performance skill
  • already held solve ICT system problems skill
  • already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
  • already held ICT process quality models knowledge
  • already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held audit techniques optional
67 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held LDAP optional
  • optional, not held LINQ optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held MDX optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held N1QL optional
  • optional, not held NoSQL optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held SPARQL optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional

27 further entries not listed here

28 held skills the ICT system analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT sales methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role game theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
  • not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT change request process skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT project skill
  • not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise choice of ICT solution skill
  • not needed by the target role provide user documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use e-services skill
  • not needed by the target role verify formal ICT specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge
70 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn ICT infrastructure required
  • still to learn ICT performance analysis methods required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn decision support systems required
  • still to learn levels of software testing required
  • still to learn online analytical processing required
  • still to learn software architecture models required
  • still to learn software metrics required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held LDAP optional
  • optional, not held LINQ optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held MDX optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held N1QL optional
  • optional, not held NoSQL optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional

30 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT consultant

Full index of moves from ICT consultant

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT consultant become an ICT system analyst?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT consultant already covers 17% of what an ICT system analyst is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 8 of which the ICT system analyst role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT consultant need to become an ICT system analyst?

20 required skills are missing, plus 67 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT infrastructure.

How hard is the move from ICT consultant to ICT system analyst?

Its learning distance is 88.7 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.