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

ICT techniciantoICT network administrator

A ICT technician already meets 44% of what the ICT network administrator role asks for. The move turns on 24 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT technician
44%
Overlap1
To ICT network administrator
52 Skills carried over
24 Required, not held
70.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.6/ 100

1 Share of the ICT network administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT technician 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 administrator role treats 10 of its required skills as things a ICT technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network routing
  • ICT system programming
  • computer programming
  • define firewall rules
  • digital systems
  • implement a virtual private network

What stands in the way is 24 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 52 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT network administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held define firewall rules working with computers
  • already held manage email hosting service working with computers
  • already held maintain ICT server working with computers
  • already held use ICT hardware working with computers
  • already held ICT network routing information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment information and communication technologies (icts)

All 52 carried skills, including the 10 the ICT network administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 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 working with computers 9 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held adjust ICT system capacity required
  • required, not held analyse network bandwidth requirements required
  • required, not held implement ICT network diagnostic tools required
  • required, not held implement ICT security policies required
  • required, not held implement a firewall required
  • required, not held integrate system components required
  • required, not held maintain internet protocol configuration required
  • required, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments required
  • required, not held use back-up and recovery tools required
  • optional, not held acquire system component optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
  • optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 7 required, 7 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT network security risks required
  • required, not held ICT performance analysis methods required
  • required, not held cloud technologies required
  • required, not held internet governance required
  • required, not held network management system tools required
  • required, not held network standards required
  • required, not held solution deployment required
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held operating systems optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT security legislation required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • optional, not held organisational policies optional
04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held forecast future ICT network needs required
  • required, not held interpret technical texts required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held design computer network required
  • optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
  • optional, not held provide ICT system training optional
  • optional, not held prepare licence agreements optional
  • optional, not held provide technical training optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held apply ICT system usage policies required
  • optional, not held apply system organisational policies optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT network 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 52 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network routing knowledge
  • already held ICT system programming knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held define firewall rules skill
  • already held digital systems knowledge
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held manage email hosting service skill
  • already held perform backups skill
  • already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held Cisco knowledge
  • already held CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held ICT system user requirements knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript 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 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 Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held maintain ICT server skill
  • already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • already held use ICT hardware skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held install electronic communication equipment required
  • optional, not held install signal repeaters optional
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
  • optional, not held security engineering optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held acquire system component optional
  • optional, not held automate cloud tasks optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held install signal repeaters optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
  • optional, not held operating systems optional
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
  • optional, not held organisational policies optional
  • optional, not held provide ICT system training optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers optional
  • optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional
  • optional, not held apply system organisational policies optional
  • optional, not held prepare licence agreements optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held provide technical training optional
  • optional, not held security engineering optional
28 held skills the ICT network administrator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT encryption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT network cable limitations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT networking hardware knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Open source model knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Outsourcing model knowledge
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role configure ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role distributed directory information services knowledge
  • not needed by the target role hybrid model knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT recovery system skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up to date on product knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT legacy implication skill
  • not needed by the target role manage schedule of tasks skill
  • not needed by the target role operate private branch exchange skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role repair ICT devices skill
  • not needed by the target role service-oriented modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems thinking knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use access control software skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use precision tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use repair manuals skill
20 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 ICT performance analysis methods required
  • required, not held ICT security legislation required
  • required, not held cloud technologies required
  • required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
  • required, not held internet governance required
  • required, not held network management system tools required
  • required, not held network standards required
  • required, not held solution deployment required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • optional, not held Android (mobile operating systems) optional
  • optional, not held Apache Tomcat optional
  • optional, not held BlackBerry optional
  • optional, not held iOS optional
  • optional, not held mobile operating systems optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
  • optional, not held operating systems optional
  • optional, not held organisational policies optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers optional
  • optional, not held security engineering optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT technician

Full index of moves from ICT technician

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.