Table 1Transition record

IT auditortodirector of compliance and information security

A IT auditor already meets 42% of what the director of compliance and information security role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From IT auditor

42%

Overlap1

To director of compliance and information security

5 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

49.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 49.7

This move: 49.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the director of compliance and information security role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the IT auditor 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A director of compliance and information security role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a IT auditor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage IT security compliances working with computers
already held ICT security standards information and communication technologies (icts)
already held information security strategy information and communication technologies (icts)
already held cyber security services
already held ICT security legislation business, administration and law

All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the director of compliance and information security role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 5 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 2 required

required, not held implement ICT risk management required
required, not held keep up-to-date with regulations required

02 management skills 2 required

required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
required, not held lead a team required

03 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held cooperate with colleagues required

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held implement ICT security policies required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a director of compliance and information security 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 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held ICT security standards knowledge
already held cyber security knowledge
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held manage IT security compliances skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

32 held skills the director of compliance and information security role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT quality policy knowledge
not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role audit techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate analytical insights skill
not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
not needed by the target role develop audit plan skill
not needed by the target role develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards skill
not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role identify ICT security risks skill
not needed by the target role identify legal requirements skill
not needed by the target role improve business processes skill
not needed by the target role inform on workplace safety standards skill
not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
not needed by the target role monitor technology trends skill
not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
not needed by the target role product life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge

Index

Other moves recorded from IT auditor

Full index of moves from IT auditor

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.