Table 1Transition record

ICT quality assurance managertoICT test analyst

A ICT quality assurance manager already meets 33% of what the ICT test analyst role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT quality assurance manager

33%

Overlap1

To ICT test analyst

10 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

64.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 64.7

This move: 64.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT test analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT quality assurance manager 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT test analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT quality assurance manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held develop automated software tests communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide software testing documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held levels of software testing information and communication technologies (icts)
already held perform quality audits management skills
already held execute software tests working with computers
already held set quality assurance objectives management skills

All 10 carried skills, including the 4 the ICT test analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held develop ICT test suite required
required, not held address problems critically required

optional, not held give live presentation optional

02 working with computers 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held replicate customer software issues required

optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional

03 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held report test findings required

optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional

04 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held plan software testing required

optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 12 supplementary

optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional

06 arts and humanities 1 supplementary

optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT test analyst 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held execute software tests skill
already held levels of software testing knowledge
already held provide software testing documentation skill
already held set quality assurance objectives skill
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held develop automated software tests skill
already held lean project management knowledge
already held perform quality audits skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held measure software usability optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held measure software usability optional
optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held apply statistical analysis techniques optional
optional, not held give live presentation optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

29 held skills the ICT test analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT quality policy knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
not needed by the target role data quality assessment knowledge
not needed by the target role database quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role define data quality criteria skill
not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role develop information standards skill
not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
not needed by the target role manage data skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role provide technical training skill
not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role track key performance indicators skill
not needed by the target role usability engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill

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 acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional

Index

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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.