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

ICT system administratortoICT network technician

A 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.

From ICT system administrator
39%
Overlap1
To ICT network technician
15 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
64.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.9/ 100

1 Share of the ICT network technician 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 technician 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
  • 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. A ICT network technician 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 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 would need to learn

The 24 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT network cable limitations required
  • 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 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
  • required, not held analyse network bandwidth requirements required
  • required, not held analyse network configuration and performance required
  • required, not held implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
  • required, not held 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
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held use precision tools required
05 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held identify suppliers required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held install electronic communication equipment required

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a 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 acquire 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 acquire 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 acquire Tier
  • required, not held ICT network cable limitations required
  • 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 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

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.