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

ICT system administratortosoftware manager

A ICT system administrator already meets 22% of what the software manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT system administrator
22%
Overlap1
To software manager
9 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
80.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

22%

Learning distance A rebuild

80.9/ 100

1 Share of the software manager 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 software manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a ICT system administrator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply ICT system usage policies
  • apply system organisational policies
  • digital systems
  • organisational policies
  • quality assurance methodologies
  • systems development life-cycle

What stands in the way is 17 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software manager 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 apply ICT system usage policies assisting and caring
  • already held apply system organisational policies assisting and caring
  • already held interact with users to gather requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ICT system user requirements information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held organisational policies business, administration and law
  • already held digital systems information and communication technologies (icts)

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the software manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 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 information skills 4 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate cost of software products required
  • required, not held manage data required
  • required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required
  • required, not held monitor technology trends required
  • optional, not held analyse ICT technical proposals optional
  • optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
  • optional, not held monitor ICT research optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held data storage required
  • required, not held software metrics required
  • required, not held unified modelling language required
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
03 management skills 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held define technology strategy required
  • required, not held manage ICT project required
  • required, not held manage business knowledge required
  • optional, not held manage software localisation optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held manage tender processes optional
04 working with computers 3 required
  • required, not held analyse software specifications required
  • required, not held use an application-specific interface required
  • required, not held use ICT ticketing system required
05 business, administration and law 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT project management required
  • required, not held ICT project management methodologies required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held create software design required
  • optional, not held use methodologies for user-centered design optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held coach employees optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
  • optional, not held provide user documentation optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software manager 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply ICT system usage policies skill
  • already held apply system organisational policies skill
  • already held digital systems knowledge
  • already held organisational policies knowledge
  • already held quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
  • already held ICT system user requirements knowledge
  • already held interact with users to gather requirements skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held analyse ICT technical proposals optional
  • optional, not held manage software localisation optional
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held identify ICT user needs optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held monitor ICT research optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held use methodologies for user-centered design optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held coach employees optional
  • optional, not held give live presentation optional
  • optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held manage tender processes optional
  • optional, not held negotiate buying conditions optional
  • optional, not held provide user documentation optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
51 held skills the software manager 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 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 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 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 spam protection 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 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 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 network standards knowledge

11 further entries not listed here

13 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 project management required
  • required, not held ICT project management methodologies required
  • required, not held data storage required
  • required, not held software metrics required
  • required, not held unified modelling language required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held trading software 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.