ICT network technician to ICT system administrator
An ICT network technician already meets 27% of what the ICT system administrator role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.
80.5/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT system administrator is expected to do is already part of an ICT network technician’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 system administrator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT system administrator role treats 9 of its required skills as things an ICT network technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ICT system programming
- digital systems
- implement ICT security policies
- implement a firewall
- implement a virtual private network
- implement anti-virus software
What stands in the way is 23 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT system administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT network technician background worth leading with.
- already held adjust ICT system capacity working with computers
- already held install signal repeaters working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held Apache Tomcat information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held network standards information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held implement spam protection working with computers
- already held network engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the ICT system administrator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 45 missing skills fall into 8 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 administer ICT system required
- still to learn implement ICT recovery system required
- still to learn integrate system components required
- still to learn maintain ICT system required
- still to learn manage changes in ICT system required
- still to learn manage system security required
- still to learn perform backups required
- still to learn solve ICT system problems required
- optional, not held acquire system component optional
- optional, not held execute integration testing optional
- optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
- still to learn ICT system user requirements required
- still to learn domain name service required
- still to learn operating systems required
- still to learn software components libraries required
- still to learn hardware components required
- optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
- optional, not held ICT accessibility standards optional
- optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
- optional, not held ICT system integration optional
- optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
- optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held information security strategy optional
- optional, not held internet governance optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
- still to learn ICT infrastructure required
- still to learn security engineering required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
- still to learn apply ICT system usage policies required
- still to learn apply system organisational policies required
- still to learn organisational policies required
- still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
- still to learn manage system testing required
- still to learn monitor system performance required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT system administrator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ICT infrastructure study this
- 02 ICT system user requirements study this
- 03 administer ICT system 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 15 skills that carry over
- already held ICT system programming knowledge
- already held digital systems knowledge
- already held implement ICT security policies skill
- already held implement a firewall skill
- already held implement a virtual private network skill
- already held implement anti-virus software skill
- already held migrate existing data skill
- already held network standards knowledge
- already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
- already held Apache Tomcat knowledge
- already held adjust ICT system capacity skill
- already held implement spam protection skill
- already held install signal repeaters skill
- already held network engineering knowledge
- already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn support ICT system users required
- optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
- optional, not held interact with users to gather requirements optional
- optional, not held provide ICT system training optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn interpret technical texts required
- optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional
- optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
- optional, not held ICT accessibility standards optional
- optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
- optional, not held ICT system integration optional
- optional, not held acquire system component optional
- optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
- optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
- optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held execute integration testing optional
- optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional
- optional, not held information security strategy optional
- optional, not held interact with users to gather requirements optional
- optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
- optional, not held internet governance optional
- optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
- optional, not held provide ICT system training optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
24 held skills the ICT system administrator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Cisco 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 network routing knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT networking hardware knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
- 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 design cloud architecture skill
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
- not needed by the target role implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
- not needed by the target role install electronic communication equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration skill
- not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
- not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
- 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
22 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 infrastructure required
- still to learn ICT system user requirements required
- still to learn domain name service required
- still to learn operating systems required
- still to learn organisational policies required
- still to learn software components libraries required
- still to learn hardware components required
- still to learn quality assurance methodologies required
- still to learn security engineering required
- optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
- optional, not held ICT accessibility standards optional
- optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
- optional, not held ICT system integration optional
- optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
- optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
- optional, not held cloud technologies optional
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held information security strategy optional
- optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
- optional, not held internet governance optional
- optional, not held system design optional
- optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
Other moves recorded from ICT network technician
- communication infrastructure maintainer 57% covered · moderate
- ICT network architect 45% covered · substantial
- ICT network administrator 36% covered · career change
- telecommunications equipment maintainer 29% covered · substantial
- telecommunications technician 26% covered · career change
- ICT technician 26% covered · career change
- ICT network engineer 23% covered · career change
- telecommunications engineer 22% covered · career change
Common questions about this move
Can an ICT network technician become an ICT system administrator?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT network technician already covers 27% of what an ICT system administrator is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 9 of which the ICT system administrator role treats as required.
What skills does an ICT network technician need to become an ICT system administrator?
23 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is ICT infrastructure.
How hard is the move from ICT network technician to ICT system administrator?
Its learning distance is 80.5 out of 100, which is the career change 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.