Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

ICT system administratortoICT network architect

A ICT system administrator already meets 24% of what the ICT network architect role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT system administrator
24%
Overlap1
To ICT network architect
11 Skills carried over
20 Required, not held
81 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

81/ 100

1 Share of the ICT network architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT system 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.

Why

Why this move works

A ICT network architect role treats 8 of its required skills as things a ICT system administrator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adjust ICT system capacity
  • implement ICT security policies
  • implement a firewall
  • implement a virtual private network
  • network engineering
  • network standards

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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT network architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT system administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held adjust ICT system capacity working with computers
  • already held network engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held network standards information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held implement spam protection working with computers
  • already held system design information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held automate cloud tasks communication, collaboration and creativity

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT network architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 44 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 working with computers 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse network bandwidth requirements required
  • required, not held implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
  • required, not held maintain internet protocol configuration required
  • required, not held use an application-specific interface required
  • required, not held maintain information network hardware required
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held define ICT network design policies required
  • required, not held design computer network required
  • required, not held design process required
  • required, not held develop creative ideas required
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held design cloud networks optional
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
03 management skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held design ICT hardware placement required
  • required, not held assess ICT knowledge required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • required, not held identify suppliers required
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
04 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT network routing required
  • required, not held ICT network security risks required
  • required, not held ICT networking hardware required
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
05 business, administration and law 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT security legislation required
  • required, not held business process modelling required
  • 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
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
06 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast future ICT network needs required
  • required, not held analyse business requirements required
  • optional, not held monitor communication channels' performance optional
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT network architect 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust ICT system capacity skill
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held network engineering knowledge
  • already held network standards knowledge
  • already held system design knowledge
  • already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • already held automate cloud tasks skill
  • already held implement spam protection skill
  • already held internet governance knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held design cloud networks optional
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held monitor communication channels' performance optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
  • optional, not held apply technical communication skills optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports optional
49 held skills the ICT network architect role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
  • not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT recovery techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role acquire system component skill
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role apply ICT system usage policies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply system organisational policies skill
  • 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 cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute integration testing skill
  • not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT recovery system skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role install signal repeaters skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role interfacing techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role manage system security skill
  • not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
  • not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
  • not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill

9 further entries not listed here

17 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 network routing required
  • required, not held ICT network security risks required
  • required, not held ICT security legislation required
  • required, not held business process modelling required
  • required, not held ICT networking hardware required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held ICT network simulation optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held ICT security standards optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held attack vectors optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held organisational resilience optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT system administrator

Full index of moves from ICT system 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.