Table 1Transition record

software architecttoknowledge engineer

A software architect already meets 52% of what the knowledge engineer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software architect

52%

Overlap1

To knowledge engineer

52 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

61.4 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.4

This move: 61.4 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the knowledge engineer 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 52 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A knowledge engineer 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 systems theory information and communication technologies (icts)
already held apply ICT systems theory working with computers
already held task algorithmisation information and communication technologies (icts)
already held design database scheme communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use query languages working with computers
already held web programming information and communication technologies (icts)

All 52 carried skills, including the 10 the knowledge engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 37 missing skills fall into 8 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) 7 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held database development tools required
required, not held information extraction required
required, not held information structure required
required, not held principles of artificial intelligence required
required, not held resource description framework query language required
required, not held data engineering required
required, not held data science required

optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held data mining optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional

02 working with computers 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held manage ICT semantic integration required
required, not held use databases required

optional, not held define database physical structure optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held utilise decision support system optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create semantic trees required
required, not held manage database required

optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional

04 management skills 2 required

required, not held assess ICT knowledge required
required, not held manage business knowledge required

05 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held natural language processing required

optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held business intelligence required

optional, not held ICT project management optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a knowledge engineer 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 analyse business requirements skill
already held apply ICT systems theory skill
already held business process modelling knowledge
already held define technical requirements skill
already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
already held systems theory knowledge
already held task algorithmisation knowledge
already held use an application-specific interface skill
already held use markup languages skill
already held web programming 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 CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang 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 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 build business relationships skill
already held computer programming knowledge
already held design database scheme skill
already held use query languages skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary

optional, not held create database diagrams optional
optional, not held design application interfaces optional

08 social sciences, journalism and information 2 supplementary

optional, not held information categorisation optional
optional, not held cognitive psychology optional

22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held create database diagrams optional
optional, not held data mining optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held define database physical structure optional
optional, not held design application interfaces optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held information categorisation optional
optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held utilise decision support system optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held cognitive psychology optional
optional, not held manage digital documents optional
optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
optional, not held use spreadsheets software optional

37 held skills the knowledge engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role Ansible knowledge
not needed by the target role Apache Maven knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
not needed by the target role SPARK knowledge
not needed by the target role STAF knowledge
not needed by the target role Salt (tools for software configuration management) 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 software specifications skill
not needed by the target role collect customer feedback on applications skill
not needed by the target role create flowchart diagram skill
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 design cloud architecture skill
not needed by the target role design database in the cloud skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
not needed by the target role do cloud refactoring 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 object-oriented modelling knowledge
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 tools for software configuration management knowledge
not needed by the target role unified modelling language knowledge
not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill

21 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 database development tools required
required, not held information extraction required
required, not held information structure required
required, not held natural language processing required
required, not held principles of artificial intelligence required
required, not held resource description framework query language required
required, not held business intelligence required
required, not held data engineering required
required, not held data science required
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held data mining optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held information categorisation optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held visual presentation techniques optional
optional, not held cognitive psychology 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.