Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT network engineer to embedded systems software developer

An ICT network engineer already meets 75% of what the embedded systems software developer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT network engineer
75 % overlap
Very strong match
To embedded systems software developer
61 You already bring
6 Still to learn
76 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.2/ 100

1 How much of what an embedded systems software developer is expected to do is already part of an ICT network engineer’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 embedded systems software developer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An embedded systems software developer role treats 10 of its required skills as things an ICT network engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT debugging tools
  • Internet of Things
  • analyse software specifications
  • computer programming
  • create flowchart diagram
  • debug software

What stands in the way is 6 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 61 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An embedded systems software developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT network engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held Xcode information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held adapt to changes in technological development plans communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use concurrent programming working with computers
  • already held use functional programming working with computers
  • already held KDevelop information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held develop automated migration methods management skills

All 61 carried skills, including the 10 the embedded systems software developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 15 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 working with computers 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn develop ICT device driver required
  • still to learn use software libraries required
  • still to learn utilise computer-aided software engineering tools required
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held SPARK optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • still to learn embedded systems required
04 information skills 1 required
  • still to learn interpret technical texts required
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held design user interface optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an embedded systems software developer 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 61 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held analyse software specifications skill
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held create flowchart diagram skill
  • already held debug software skill
  • already held develop software prototype skill
  • already held integrated development environment software knowledge
  • already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
  • already held use software design patterns skill
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Ansible knowledge
  • already held Apache Maven knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held KDevelop 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 Puppet (tools for software configuration management) 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 STAF knowledge
  • already held Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held Xcode knowledge
  • already held adapt to changes in technological development plans skill
  • already held collect customer feedback on applications skill
  • already held develop automated migration methods skill
  • already held develop creative ideas skill
  • already held use automatic programming skill
  • already held use concurrent programming skill
  • already held use functional programming skill
  • already held use logic programming skill
  • already held use object-oriented programming skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held SPARK optional
  • optional, not held design user interface optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
37 held skills the embedded systems software developer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CoffeeScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Erlang knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network routing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT problem management techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Vagrant knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse network configuration and performance skill
  • not needed by the target role apply information security 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 create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role design cloud networks skill
  • not needed by the target role design computer network skill
  • not needed by the target role design for organisational complexity skill
  • not needed by the target role develop with cloud services 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 a virtual private network skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
  • not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role migrate existing data 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 remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
  • not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill
9 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 embedded systems required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held SPARK optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT network engineer become an embedded systems software developer?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. An ICT network engineer already covers 75% of what an embedded systems software developer is expected to do: 61 skills carry over, 10 of which the embedded systems software developer role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT network engineer need to become an embedded systems software developer?

6 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is develop ICT device driver.

How hard is the move from ICT network engineer to embedded systems software developer?

Its learning distance is 36.2 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.