ICT information and knowledge manager to data engineer
An ICT information and knowledge manager already meets 26% of what the data engineer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
74.4/ 100
1 How much of what a data engineer is expected to do is already part of an ICT information and knowledge manager’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 data engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A data engineer role treats 6 of its required skills as things an ICT information and knowledge manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- data models
- data storage
- implement data warehousing techniques
- manage ICT data architecture
- unstructured data
- use databases
What stands in the way is 17 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A data engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT information and knowledge manager background worth leading with.
- already held implement data warehousing techniques working with computers
- already held manage ICT data architecture communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held create data models information skills
- already held data models information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held use databases working with computers
- already held unstructured data information and communication technologies (icts)
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the data engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 5 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 develop data processing applications required
- still to learn digital data processing required
- still to learn establish data processes required
- still to learn manage quantitative data required
- still to learn perform dimensionality reduction required
- still to learn store digital data and systems required
- still to learn use data processing techniques required
- still to learn data warehouse required
- still to learn cloud technologies required
- still to learn database management systems required
- still to learn computer science required
- still to learn data analytics required
- optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
- optional, not held Teradata Database optional
- still to learn manage data required
- still to learn create data sets required
- still to learn manage research data required
- still to learn process data required
- optional, not held analyse pipeline database information optional
- still to learn design database in the cloud required
- optional, not held statistics optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a data engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 data warehouse study this
- 02 develop data processing applications practise this
- 03 cloud technologies 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held data models knowledge
- already held data storage knowledge
- already held implement data warehousing techniques skill
- already held manage ICT data architecture skill
- already held unstructured data knowledge
- already held use databases skill
- already held create data models skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
- optional, not held Teradata Database optional
- optional, not held analyse pipeline database information optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
35 held skills the data engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
- not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role assess informational needs skill
- not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
- not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role business processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
- not needed by the target role data mining knowledge
- not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
- not needed by the target role data quality assessment knowledge
- not needed by the target role decision support systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
- not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
- not needed by the target role design information system skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information privacy skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies 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 confidentiality knowledge
- not needed by the target role information extraction knowledge
- not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
- not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
- not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
- not needed by the target role interpret current data skill
- not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
- not needed by the target role manage business knowledge skill
- not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
- not needed by the target role manage data collection systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage information access aids skill
- not needed by the target role manage information sources skill
- not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
- not needed by the target role online analytical processing knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform data mining skill
- not needed by the target role structure information skill
- not needed by the target role utilise decision support system skill
8 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 data warehouse required
- still to learn cloud technologies required
- still to learn database management systems required
- still to learn computer science required
- still to learn data analytics required
- optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
- optional, not held Teradata Database optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Other moves recorded from ICT information and knowledge manager
- chief data officer 41% covered · substantial
- data analyst 31% covered · career change
- information manager 25% covered · substantial
- ICT business analysis manager 20% covered · career change
Full index of moves from ICT information and knowledge manager
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT information and knowledge manager become a data engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT information and knowledge manager already covers 26% of what a data engineer is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the data engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT information and knowledge manager need to become a data engineer?
17 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is data warehouse.
How hard is the move from ICT information and knowledge manager to data engineer?
Its learning distance is 74.4 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.