ICT network administrator to ICT network engineer
An 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.
59.1/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT network engineer is expected to do is already part of an ICT network administrator’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 network engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT network engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things an ICT network administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · What you already bring
Of the 59 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT network engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT network administrator background worth leading with.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 39 missing skills fall into 6 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 analyse network configuration and performance required
- still to learn analyse software specifications required
- still to learn debug software required
- still to learn migrate existing data required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn ICT debugging tools required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn define technology strategy required
- still to learn develop automated migration methods required
- still to learn 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
- still to learn apply information security policies required
- still to learn collect customer feedback on applications required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT network engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT debugging tools study this
- 02 analyse network configuration and performance practise this
- 03 analyse software specifications 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 59 skills that carry over
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn ICT debugging tools required
- still to learn 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
Other moves recorded from ICT network administrator
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT network administrator become an ICT network engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT network administrator already covers 56% of what an ICT network engineer is expected to do: 59 skills carry over, 11 of which the ICT network engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT network administrator need to become an ICT network engineer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 27 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is ICT debugging tools.
How hard is the move from ICT network administrator to ICT network engineer?
Its learning distance is 59.1 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.