Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT network administrator to ICT technician

An ICT network administrator already meets 58% of what the ICT technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT network administrator
58 % overlap
Partial match
To ICT technician
52 You already bring
13 Still to learn
80 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.7/ 100

1 How much of what an ICT technician 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 technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An ICT technician role treats 10 of its required skills as things an ICT network administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT network routing
  • define firewall rules
  • digital systems
  • implement a virtual private network
  • implement anti-virus software
  • maintain ICT server

What stands in the way is 13 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 52 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT technician 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held define firewall rules working with computers
  • already held manage email hosting service working with computers
  • already held maintain ICT server working with computers
  • already held use ICT hardware working with computers
  • already held ICT network routing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment information and communication technologies (icts)

All 52 carried skills, including the 10 the ICT technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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) 4 required, 7 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT network cable limitations required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn distributed directory information services required
  • still to learn ICT networking hardware required
  • optional, not held systems thinking optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
02 working with computers 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn administer ICT system required
  • still to learn implement ICT recovery system required
  • still to learn maintain ICT system required
  • still to learn perform ICT troubleshooting required
  • optional, not held configure ICT system optional
  • optional, not held manage ICT legacy implication optional
  • optional, not held use access control software optional
03 information skills 2 required
  • still to learn keep up to date on product knowledge required
  • still to learn use repair manuals required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • still to learn operate private branch exchange required
  • still to learn repair ICT devices required
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • still to learn use precision tools required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an ICT technician 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 52 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network routing knowledge
  • already held define firewall rules skill
  • already held digital systems knowledge
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held maintain ICT server skill
  • already held manage email hosting service skill
  • already held perform backups skill
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
  • already held use ICT hardware skill
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held Cisco knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held ICT system programming knowledge
  • already held ICT system user requirements 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 Perl 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 computer programming knowledge
  • already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT market optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
09 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held systems thinking optional
  • optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ICT market optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held configure ICT system optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held manage ICT legacy implication optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held use access control software optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
46 held skills the ICT technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
  • not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation 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 automate cloud tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design computer network skill
  • not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast future ICT network needs skill
  • not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
  • not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment 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 internet protocol configuration skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT virtualisation environments skill
  • not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network standards knowledge
  • 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 prepare licence agreements skill
  • 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

6 further entries not listed here

13 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 network cable limitations required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn distributed directory information services required
  • still to learn ICT networking hardware required
  • optional, not held systems thinking optional
  • optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ICT market optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT network administrator become an ICT technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT network administrator already covers 58% of what an ICT technician is expected to do: 52 skills carry over, 10 of which the ICT technician role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT network administrator need to become an ICT technician?

13 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT network cable limitations.

How hard is the move from ICT network administrator to ICT technician?

Its learning distance is 55.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.