Table 1Transition record

ICT network engineertoICT application developer

A ICT network engineer already meets 68% of what the ICT application developer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT network engineer

68%

Overlap1

To ICT application developer

63 Skills carried over

6 Required, not held

45.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 45.3

This move: 45.3 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the ICT application developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT network engineer 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 63 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT application developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a 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 develop automated migration methods management skills
already held KDevelop information and communication technologies (icts)

All 63 carried skills, including the 11 the ICT application developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 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 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held use software libraries required
required, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools required

optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held integrate system components optional
optional, not held use query languages optional

02 information skills 2 required

required, not held interpret technical texts required
required, not held identify customer requirements required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems required

optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held develop food scanner devices optional

04 management skills 1 required

required, not held manage business knowledge required

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 16 supplementary

optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional

06 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT application 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 63 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT debugging tools 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 automated migration methods 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 an application-specific interface skill
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 Internet of Things 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 creative ideas skill
already held migrate existing data 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

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held develop food scanner devices optional
optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held integrate system components optional
optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held use query languages optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional

35 held skills the ICT application 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 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 back-up and recovery tools skill

17 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

optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT network engineer

Full index of moves from ICT network engineer

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.