Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT security technician to software tester

An ICT security technician already meets 49% of what the software tester role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT security technician
49 % overlap
Partial match
To software tester
43 You already bring
7 Still to learn
80 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.6/ 100

1 How much of what a software tester is expected to do is already part of an ICT security 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 software tester role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A software tester role treats 3 of its required skills as things an ICT security technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • address problems critically
  • execute software tests
  • levels of software testing

What stands in the way is 7 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 43 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT security technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held tools for ICT test automation information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held levels of software testing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held execute software tests working with computers
  • already held audit techniques business, administration and law
  • already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)

All 43 carried skills, including the 3 the software tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 7 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 16 supplementary
  • still to learn software anomalies required
  • still to learn software architecture models required
  • still to learn software metrics required
  • 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 application usability optional
  • optional, not held query languages optional
  • optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held unstructured data optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
02 working with computers 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn perform software unit testing required
  • still to learn replicate customer software issues required
  • optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
  • optional, not held debug software optional
  • optional, not held execute integration testing optional
  • optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
  • optional, not held use scripting programming optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn provide software testing documentation required
  • optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
  • optional, not held develop automated software tests optional
04 information skills 1 required
  • still to learn report test findings required
05 business, administration and law 4 supplementary
  • 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
06 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held plan software testing optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software tester 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 43 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held execute software tests skill
  • already held levels of software testing knowledge
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held Objective-C knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
  • already held PHP knowledge
  • already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Perl knowledge
  • already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held R knowledge
  • already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held SAP R3 knowledge
  • already held SAS language knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held audit techniques knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held tools for ICT test automation knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held measure software usability optional
30 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held LDAP optional
  • optional, not held LINQ optional
  • optional, not held MDX optional
  • optional, not held N1QL optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held SPARQL optional
  • optional, not held XQuery optional
  • optional, not held application usability optional
  • optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
  • optional, not held debug software optional
  • optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
  • optional, not held develop automated software tests optional
  • optional, not held execute integration testing optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held measure software usability optional
  • optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
  • optional, not held plan software testing optional
  • optional, not held query languages optional
  • optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held unstructured data optional
  • optional, not held use scripting programming optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
52 held skills the software tester role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
  • 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 networking hardware 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 ICT system programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • 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 engage with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
  • not needed by the target role establish an ICT security prevention plan skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate duration of work skill
  • not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
  • not needed by the target role identify ICT security risks skill
  • not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role implement cloud security and compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role install low voltage wiring skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
  • not needed by the target role manage alarm system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage closed-circuit television system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role manage keys for data protection skill
  • not needed by the target role manage system security skill
  • not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge

12 further entries not listed here

23 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 software anomalies required
  • still to learn software architecture models required
  • still to learn software metrics required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held LDAP optional
  • optional, not held LINQ optional
  • optional, not held MDX optional
  • optional, not held N1QL optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held SPARQL optional
  • optional, not held XQuery optional
  • optional, not held application usability optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held query languages optional
  • optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
  • optional, not held software components libraries optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held unstructured data optional
  • optional, not held digital systems optional
  • optional, not held hardware components optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT security technician become a software tester?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT security technician already covers 49% of what a software tester is expected to do: 43 skills carry over, 3 of which the software tester role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT security technician need to become a software tester?

7 required skills are missing, plus 30 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is perform software unit testing.

How hard is the move from ICT security technician to software tester?

Its learning distance is 60.6 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.