Table 1Transition record

ICT network administratortoICT network engineer

A ICT network administrator already meets 56% of what the ICT network engineer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT network administrator

56%

Overlap1

To ICT network engineer

59 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

59.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

59.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the ICT network engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT network administrator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A ICT network engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a ICT network administrator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ICT network routing
ICT performance analysis methods
cloud technologies
computer programming
design computer network
forecast future ICT network needs

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 59 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT network engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT network administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held forecast future ICT network needs information skills
already held implement ICT network diagnostic tools working with computers
already held design computer network communication, collaboration and creativity
already held network engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held network standards information and communication technologies (icts)
already held implement spam protection working with computers

All 59 carried skills, including the 11 the ICT network engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 working with computers 5 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held analyse network configuration and performance required
required, not held analyse software specifications required
required, not held debug software required
required, not held migrate existing data required
required, not held use an application-specific interface required

optional, not held develop software prototype optional
optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
optional, not held use automatic programming optional
optional, not held use concurrent programming optional
optional, not held use functional programming optional
optional, not held use logic programming optional
optional, not held use object-oriented programming optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 14 supplementary

required, not held ICT debugging tools required
required, not held information security strategy required

optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Vagrant optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held integrated development environment software optional
optional, not held tools for software configuration management optional

03 management skills 2 required

required, not held define technology strategy required
required, not held develop automated migration methods required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held use software design patterns required

optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
optional, not held design cloud networks optional
optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
optional, not held create flowchart diagram optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held develop creative ideas optional

05 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held apply information security policies required

06 information skills 1 required

required, not held collect customer feedback on applications required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT network engineer 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 59 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT network routing knowledge
already held ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
already held cloud technologies knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held design computer network skill
already held forecast future ICT network needs skill
already held implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held mobile operating systems knowledge
already held network engineering knowledge
already held network standards knowledge
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held BlackBerry knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript 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 Prolog (computer programming) 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 Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held automate cloud tasks skill
already held iOS knowledge
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held implement a firewall skill
already held implement anti-virus software skill
already held implement spam protection skill
already held install electronic communication equipment skill
already held network management system tools knowledge
already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
already held use back-up and recovery tools skill

27 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Vagrant optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
optional, not held design cloud networks optional
optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
optional, not held develop software prototype optional
optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
optional, not held integrated development environment software optional
optional, not held tools for software configuration management optional
optional, not held use automatic programming optional
optional, not held use concurrent programming optional
optional, not held use functional programming optional
optional, not held use logic programming optional
optional, not held use object-oriented programming optional
optional, not held create flowchart diagram optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held develop creative ideas optional

39 held skills the ICT network engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role Perl knowledge
not needed by the target role acquire system component skill
not needed by the target role adjust ICT system capacity skill
not needed by the target role analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
not needed by the target role apply ICT system usage policies skill
not needed by the target role apply system organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
not needed by the target role define firewall rules skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role install signal repeaters skill
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
not needed by the target role maintain ICT server skill
not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT virtualisation environments skill
not needed by the target role manage email hosting service skill
not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role optimise choice of ICT solution skill
not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
not needed by the target role perform backups skill
not needed by the target role prepare licence agreements skill
not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
not needed by the target role provide technical training skill
not needed by the target role proxy servers knowledge
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role solution deployment knowledge
not needed by the target role use ICT hardware skill
not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill

16 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 acquire Tier

required, not held ICT debugging tools required
required, not held information security strategy required
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Vagrant optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held integrated development environment software optional
optional, not held tools for software configuration management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT network administrator

Full index of moves from ICT network administrator

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.