Table 1Transition record

ICT system developertosoftware developer

A ICT system developer already meets 66% of what the software developer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT system developer

66%

Overlap1

To software developer

76 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

50.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 50.1

This move: 50.1 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the software developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT system developer 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 76 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT system developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held blockchain openness information and communication technologies (icts)
already held blockchain platforms information and communication technologies (icts)
already held defence standard procedures services
already held smart contract information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Xcode information and communication technologies (icts)
already held adapt to changes in technological development plans communication, collaboration and creativity

All 76 carried skills, including the 13 the software developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 3 required

required, not held engineering processes required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held technical drawings required

02 information skills 3 required

required, not held interpret technical requirements required
required, not held identify customer requirements required
required, not held perform scientific research required

03 management skills 2 required

required, not held define technical requirements required
required, not held manage engineering project required

04 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 18 supplementary

required, not held web services required

optional, not held ABAP optional
optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Erlang optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Oracle Application Development Framework optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held data visualisation software optional
optional, not held screen reader optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held use technical drawing software required

optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held utilise machine learning optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held project management required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software developer 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 76 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT debugging tools knowledge
already held analyse software specifications skill
already held computer programming knowledge
already held create flowchart diagram skill
already held debug software skill
already held develop automated migration methods skill
already held develop software prototype skill
already held integrated development environment software knowledge
already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
already held use an application-specific interface skill
already held use software design patterns skill
already held use software libraries skill
already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Ansible knowledge
already held Apache Maven knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held Internet of Things knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held KDevelop knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held STAF knowledge
already held Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
already held Xcode knowledge
already held adapt to changes in technological development plans skill
already held blockchain openness knowledge
already held blockchain platforms knowledge
already held collect customer feedback on applications skill
already held defence standard procedures knowledge
already held design user interface skill
already held develop creative ideas skill
already held integrate system components skill
already held migrate existing data skill
already held object-oriented modelling knowledge
already held smart contract knowledge
already held software anomalies knowledge
already held use automatic programming skill
already held use concurrent programming skill
already held use functional programming skill
already held use logic programming skill
already held use object-oriented programming skill
already held use query languages skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 supplementary

optional, not held cyber attack counter-measures optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ABAP optional
optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Erlang optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Oracle Application Development Framework optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held cyber attack counter-measures optional
optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held utilise machine learning optional
optional, not held data visualisation software optional
optional, not held screen reader optional

21 held skills the software developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 apply ICT systems theory skill
not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
not needed by the target role automate cloud tasks skill
not needed by the target role core banking software knowledge
not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
not needed by the target role design database scheme skill
not needed by the target role design for organisational complexity skill
not needed by the target role develop with cloud services skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role plan migration to cloud skill
not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
not needed by the target role system design knowledge
not needed by the target role systems theory knowledge

24 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 engineering processes required
required, not held project management required
required, not held web services required
required, not held engineering principles required
required, not held technical drawings required
optional, not held ABAP optional
optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Erlang optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Oracle Application Development Framework optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held cyber attack counter-measures optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held data visualisation software optional
optional, not held screen reader optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT system developer

Full index of moves from ICT system developer

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.