Table 1Transition record

ICT system administratortoICT security administrator

A ICT system administrator already meets 30% of what the ICT security administrator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT system administrator

30%

Overlap1

To ICT security administrator

19 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

76.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 76.4

This move: 76.4 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ICT security administrator 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT security administrator 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 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 7 the ICT security administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 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) 6 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held ICT network security risks required
required, not held Internet of Things required
required, not held database development tools required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held mobile device management required
required, not held system backup best practice required

optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT security standards optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional

02 working with computers 6 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held ICT safety required
required, not held attend to ICT systems quality required
required, not held identify ICT system weaknesses required
required, not held maintain database security required
required, not held manage IT security compliances required
required, not held perform ICT troubleshooting required

optional, not held execute software tests optional
optional, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional

03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain ICT identity management required
required, not held apply company policies required

optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held manage ICT data architecture required

optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held train employees optional

05 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ensure proper document management required

optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held manage database optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held organisational resilience required

optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT security 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 internet governance knowledge
already held interpret technical texts skill
already held network standards knowledge
already held operating systems knowledge
already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
already held security engineering knowledge
already held solve ICT system problems skill
already held ICT infrastructure knowledge
already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
already held cloud security and compliance 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 information security strategy knowledge
already held manage cloud data and storage skill
already held perform backups 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 acquire Tier

07 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required

optional, not held cyber security optional

08 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional

09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held telecom regulations optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held ICT security standards optional
optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held cyber security optional
optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held execute software tests optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
optional, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
optional, not held telecom regulations optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held manage database optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held train employees optional

41 held skills the ICT security administrator 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 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 adjust ICT system capacity 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 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 spam protection skill
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 maintain ICT system skill
not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system 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 network engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role organisational policies knowledge
not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
not needed by the target role support ICT system users skill
not needed by the target role system design knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill

1 further entry not listed here

16 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 security risks required
required, not held Internet of Things required
required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
required, not held database development tools required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held mobile device management required
required, not held organisational resilience required
required, not held system backup best practice required
optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held ICT security standards optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held cyber security optional
optional, not held information confidentiality optional
optional, not held telecom regulations optional
optional, not held web application security threats 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.