Table 1Transition record

software architecttoICT application developer

A software architect already meets 54% of what the ICT application developer role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software architect

54%

Overlap1

To ICT application developer

53 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

59.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.3

This move: 59.3 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT application developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the software architect 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 53 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT application developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a software architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held SPARK information and communication technologies (icts)
already held do cloud refactoring working with computers
already held object-oriented modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use query languages working with computers
already held create flowchart diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
already held Ansible information and communication technologies (icts)

All 53 carried skills, including the 7 the ICT application developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 38 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 and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 17 supplementary

required, not held ICT debugging tools required
required, not held integrated development environment software required

optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional

02 working with computers 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held debug software required
required, not held use software libraries required

optional, not held integrate system components optional
optional, not held migrate existing data optional
optional, not held use automatic programming optional
optional, not held use concurrent programming optional
optional, not held use functional programming optional
optional, not held use logic programming optional
optional, not held use object-oriented programming optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held use software design patterns required
required, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems required

optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held develop food scanner devices optional
optional, not held develop creative ideas optional

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held interpret technical texts required
required, not held identify customer requirements required

05 management skills 2 required

required, not held develop automated migration methods required
required, not held manage business knowledge required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT application 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 53 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse software specifications skill
already held computer programming knowledge
already held create flowchart diagram skill
already held develop software prototype skill
already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
already held use an application-specific interface skill
already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
already held ABAP knowledge
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 Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) 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 SPARK 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 collect customer feedback on applications skill
already held do cloud refactoring skill
already held object-oriented modelling knowledge
already held use query languages skill

28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held develop food scanner devices optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held integrate system components optional
optional, not held migrate existing data optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held use automatic programming optional
optional, not held use concurrent programming optional
optional, not held use functional programming optional
optional, not held use logic programming optional
optional, not held use object-oriented programming optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held develop creative ideas optional

36 held skills the ICT application developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role CoffeeScript knowledge
not needed by the target role Erlang knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role WildFly knowledge
not needed by the target role align software with system architectures skill
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design skill
not needed by the target role define software architecture skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
not needed by the target role design database in the cloud skill
not needed by the target role design database scheme skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role implement data warehousing techniques skill
not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role oversee development of software skill
not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role security engineering knowledge
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 systems theory knowledge
not needed by the target role task algorithmisation knowledge
not needed by the target role unified modelling language knowledge
not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
not needed by the target role web programming knowledge

19 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 debugging tools required
required, not held integrated development environment software required
optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held IBM WebSphere optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SQL optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held software frameworks optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional

Index

Other moves recorded from software architect

Full index of moves from software architect

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.