Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT system administrator to ICT network technician

An ICT system administrator already meets 39% of what the ICT network technician role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT system administrator
39 % overlap
Distant match
To ICT network technician
15 You already bring
12 Still to learn
39 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.9/ 100

1 How much of what an ICT network technician is expected to do is already part of an ICT system 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 network technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An ICT network technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things an ICT system administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • adjust ICT system capacity
  • implement ICT security policies
  • implement a firewall
  • implement a virtual private network
  • implement anti-virus software
  • install signal repeaters

What stands in the way is 12 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT network technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an 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 install signal repeaters working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held Apache Tomcat information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held network standards information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held implement spam protection working with computers
  • already held network engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 15 carried skills, including the 8 the ICT network technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 24 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT network cable limitations required
  • still to learn ICT network routing required
  • still to learn ICT network security risks required
  • still to learn ICT networking hardware required
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
02 working with computers 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn analyse network bandwidth requirements required
  • still to learn analyse network configuration and performance required
  • still to learn implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
  • still to learn maintain internet protocol configuration required
  • optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
  • optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn create solutions to problems required
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • still to learn use precision tools required
05 management skills 1 required
  • still to learn identify suppliers required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • still to learn install electronic communication equipment required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an ICT network technician 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 15 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 implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held install signal repeaters skill
  • already held network standards knowledge
  • already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • already held Apache Tomcat knowledge
  • already held ICT system programming knowledge
  • already held digital systems knowledge
  • already held implement spam protection skill
  • already held migrate existing data skill
  • already held network engineering knowledge
  • already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
  • optional, not held concepts of telecommunications optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
08 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
09 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held concepts of telecommunications optional
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT security testing optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
  • optional, not held use ICT hardware optional
  • optional, not held solder electronics optional
45 held skills the ICT network technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 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 automate cloud tasks 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 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 information security strategy knowledge
  • 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 internet governance 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 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
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
  • not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill

5 further entries not listed here

12 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 network cable limitations required
  • still to learn ICT network routing required
  • still to learn ICT network security risks required
  • still to learn ICT networking hardware required
  • optional, not held Cisco optional
  • optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
  • optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held concepts of telecommunications optional
  • optional, not held electronics principles optional
  • optional, not held network management system tools optional
  • optional, not held procurement of ICT network equipment optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT system administrator

Full index of moves from ICT system administrator

FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT system administrator become an ICT network technician?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ICT system administrator already covers 39% of what an ICT network technician is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 8 of which the ICT network technician role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT system administrator need to become an ICT network technician?

12 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT network cable limitations.

How hard is the move from ICT system administrator to ICT network technician?

Its learning distance is 64.9 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.