Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT security administrator to ICT system administrator

An 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.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT security administrator
35 % overlap
Distant match
To ICT system administrator
19 You already bring
20 Still to learn
60 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.7/ 100

1 How much of what an ICT system administrator is expected to do is already part of an ICT security administrator’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

Why this move works

An ICT system administrator role treats 12 of its required skills as things an ICT security administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT infrastructure
  • implement ICT security policies
  • implement a firewall
  • implement a virtual private network
  • implement anti-virus software
  • interpret technical texts

What stands in the way is 20 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 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 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 may need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 9 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 working with computers 8 required, 4 supplementary
  • 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 migrate existing data required
  • still to learn 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
  • still to learn ICT system programming required
  • still to learn ICT system user requirements required
  • still to learn domain name service required
  • still to learn software components libraries required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • still to learn 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
  • still to learn apply ICT system usage policies required
  • still to learn apply system organisational policies required
04 constructing 2 required
  • still to learn manage system testing required
  • still to learn monitor system performance required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • 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
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • still to learn organisational policies required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

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 pick up 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 pick up 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn ICT system programming required
  • still to learn ICT system user requirements required
  • still to learn domain name service required
  • still to learn organisational policies required
  • still to learn software components libraries required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • still to learn 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

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT security administrator become an ICT system administrator?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT security administrator already covers 35% of what an ICT system administrator is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 12 of which the ICT system administrator role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT security administrator need to become an ICT system administrator?

20 required skills are missing, plus 21 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with computers. The single most important is ICT system programming.

How hard is the move from ICT security administrator to ICT system administrator?

Its learning distance is 74.7 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.