Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

ICT network techniciantoICT network architect

A ICT network technician already meets 45% of what the ICT network architect role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT network technician
45%
Overlap1
To ICT network architect
20 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
65.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 65.1

This move: 65.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT network architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT network technician 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT network architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT network technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held adjust ICT system capacity working with computers
  • already held maintain internet protocol configuration working with computers
  • already held analyse network bandwidth requirements working with computers
  • already held implement ICT network diagnostic tools working with computers
  • already held ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held network engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 20 carried skills, including the 15 the ICT network architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 35 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held define ICT network design policies required
  • required, not held design computer network required
  • required, not held design process required
  • required, not held develop creative ideas required
  • optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
  • optional, not held design cloud networks optional
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held design ICT hardware placement required
  • required, not held assess ICT knowledge required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
03 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast future ICT network needs required
  • required, not held analyse business requirements required
  • optional, not held monitor communication channels' performance optional
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
04 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held use an application-specific interface required
  • required, not held maintain information network hardware required
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held business process modelling required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
06 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held system design required
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT network architect 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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network routing knowledge
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT networking hardware knowledge
  • already held ICT security legislation knowledge
  • already held adjust ICT system capacity skill
  • already held analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
  • already held identify suppliers skill
  • already held implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held maintain internet protocol configuration skill
  • already held network engineering knowledge
  • already held network standards knowledge
  • already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • already held Cisco knowledge
  • already held design cloud architecture skill
  • already held implement spam protection skill
  • already held network management system tools knowledge
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
  • optional, not held design cloud networks optional
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held monitor communication channels' performance optional
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
19 held skills the ICT network architect role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network cable limitations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse network configuration and performance skill
  • not needed by the target role concepts of telecommunications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software 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 migrate existing data skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role use ICT hardware skill
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
12 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 business process modelling required
  • required, not held system design required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT network technician

Full index of moves from ICT network technician

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.