ICT consultant to ICT system integration consultant
An ICT consultant already meets 36% of what the ICT system integration consultant role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.4/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT system integration consultant 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 integration consultant role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT system integration consultant role treats 8 of its required skills as things an ICT consultant already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- define technical requirements
- keep up with the latest information systems solutions
- manage changes in ICT system
- monitor system performance
- optimise choice of ICT solution
- provide ICT consulting advice
What stands in the way is 12 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT system integration consultant 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.
- already held manage ICT change request process management skills
- already held verify formal ICT specifications information skills
- already held keep up with the latest information systems solutions information skills
- already held manage changes in ICT system working with computers
- already held ICT system integration information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held optimise choice of ICT solution working with computers
All 17 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT system integration consultant role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 8 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 attend to ICT systems quality required
- still to learn integrate ICT data required
- still to learn integrate system components required
- still to learn use scripting programming required
- optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
- optional, not held implement a firewall optional
- optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
- optional, not held plan migration to cloud optional
- optional, not held provide connected car solutions optional
- optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
- optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
- still to learn inter-organisational middleware system required
- still to learn web services required
- still to learn digital systems required
- optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
- optional, not held information architecture optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held trading software optional
- still to learn consult with business clients required
- still to learn define integration strategy required
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held educate on data confidentiality optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- still to learn ensure proper document management required
- still to learn monitor technology trends required
- optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
- optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
- still to learn apply information security policies required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held model based system engineering optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT system integration consultant role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply information security policies practise this
- 02 attend to ICT systems quality practise this
- 03 consult with business clients 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held define technical requirements skill
- already held keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
- already held manage changes in ICT system skill
- already held monitor system performance skill
- already held optimise choice of ICT solution skill
- already held provide ICT consulting advice skill
- already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
- already held verify formal ICT specifications skill
- already held Agile project management knowledge
- already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
- already held ICT system integration knowledge
- already held Process-based management knowledge
- already held create project specifications skill
- already held hardware components knowledge
- already held lean project management knowledge
- already held manage ICT change request process skill
- already held software components libraries knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
- optional, not held implement a firewall optional
- optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
- optional, not held information architecture optional
- optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
- optional, not held plan migration to cloud optional
- optional, not held provide connected car solutions optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held trading software optional
- optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held educate on data confidentiality optional
- optional, not held model based system engineering optional
- optional, not held perform project management optional
- optional, not held track key performance indicators optional
- optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
21 held skills the ICT system integration consultant role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT sales methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
- not needed by the target role analyse software specifications skill
- not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role emergent technologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role game theory knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
- not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
- not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
- not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
- not needed by the target role keep task records skill
- 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 project 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 provide user documentation skill
- not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
- not needed by the target role use e-services skill
- 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 inter-organisational middleware system required
- still to learn web services required
- still to learn digital systems required
- optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held hardware components suppliers optional
- optional, not held information architecture optional
- optional, not held software components suppliers optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held trading software optional
- optional, not held model based system engineering optional
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT consultant become an ICT system integration consultant?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT consultant already covers 36% of what an ICT system integration consultant is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 8 of which the ICT system integration consultant role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT consultant need to become an ICT system integration consultant?
12 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is apply information security policies.
How hard is the move from ICT consultant to ICT system integration consultant?
Its learning distance is 69.4 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.