Table 1Transition record

ICT security administratortoICT system administrator

A ICT security administrator already meets 35% of what the ICT system administrator role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT security administrator

35%

Overlap1

To ICT system administrator

19 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

74.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 74.7

This move: 74.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT system administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT security administrator 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT system administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT security administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held network standards information and communication technologies (icts)
already held operating systems information and communication technologies (icts)
already held store digital data and systems working with computers
already held cloud monitoring and reporting information and communication technologies (icts)
already held internet governance information and communication technologies (icts)
already held cloud security and compliance information and communication technologies (icts)

All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the ICT system administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 9 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 8 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held administer ICT system required
required, not held implement ICT recovery system required
required, not held integrate system components required
required, not held maintain ICT system required
required, not held manage changes in ICT system required
required, not held manage system security required
required, not held migrate existing data required
required, not held use back-up and recovery tools required

optional, not held acquire system component optional
optional, not held adjust ICT system capacity optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held implement spam protection optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held ICT system programming required
required, not held ICT system user requirements required
required, not held domain name service required
required, not held software components libraries required
required, not held digital systems required
required, not held hardware components required

optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
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 technologies optional
optional, not held system design optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held apply ICT system usage policies required
required, not held apply system organisational policies required

04 constructing 2 required

required, not held manage system testing required
required, not held monitor system performance required

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held 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

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held organisational policies required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT system administrator 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT infrastructure 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 interpret technical texts skill
already held network standards knowledge
already held operating systems knowledge
already held perform backups skill
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held security engineering knowledge
already held solve ICT system problems skill
already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held internet governance knowledge
already held manage cloud data and storage skill
already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
already held store digital data and systems skill

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary

optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
optional, not held network engineering optional

08 information skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held implement ICT risk management optional

09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held install signal repeaters optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
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 adjust ICT system capacity optional
optional, not held automate cloud tasks 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 implement spam protection optional
optional, not held install signal repeaters optional
optional, not held interact with users to gather requirements optional
optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
optional, not held network engineering optional
optional, not held provide ICT system training optional
optional, not held system design optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

40 held skills the ICT system administrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT encryption knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT safety skill
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role computer forensics knowledge
not needed by the target role cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
not needed by the target role cyber security knowledge
not needed by the target role database development tools knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role ethical hacking principles knowledge
not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
not needed by the target role implement cloud security and compliance skill
not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
not needed by the target role lead disaster recovery exercises skill
not needed by the target role maintain ICT identity management skill
not needed by the target role maintain database security skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
not needed by the target role manage ICT virtualisation environments skill
not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
not needed by the target role manage database skill
not needed by the target role manage keys for data protection skill
not needed by the target role mobile device management knowledge
not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
not needed by the target role respond to incidents in cloud skill
not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
not needed by the target role web application security threats knowledge

18 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 ICT system programming required
required, not held ICT system user requirements required
required, not held domain name service required
required, not held organisational policies required
required, not held software components libraries required
required, not held digital systems required
required, not held hardware components required
optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
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 technologies optional
optional, not held engineering processes optional
optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
optional, not held network engineering optional
optional, not held system design optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT security administrator

Full index of moves from ICT security administrator

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.