Table 1Transition record

telecommunications managertotelecommunications analyst

A telecommunications manager already meets 33% of what the telecommunications analyst role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From telecommunications manager

33%

Overlap1

To telecommunications analyst

10 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

70.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.1

This move: 70.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the telecommunications analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the telecommunications manager 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a telecommunications manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held direct inward dialing business, administration and law
already held upgrade firmware working with computers
already held operate private branch exchange working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held telecommunication trunking engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held telecom regulations engineering, manufacturing and construction
already held ICT communications protocols engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 9 the telecommunications analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 10 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held provide ICT system training required
required, not held communicate with customers required
required, not held design process required
required, not held provide user documentation required
required, not held use different communication channels required

optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
optional, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems optional

02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required

required, not held operate call distribution system required
required, not held operate electronic measuring instruments required
required, not held install monitors for process control required

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse business processes required
required, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations required

optional, not held log transmitter readings optional
optional, not held analyse business requirements optional

04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required

required, not held analog electronics theory required
required, not held microwave principles required

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held procurement of ICT network equipment required

optional, not held Cisco optional

06 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held define technical requirements required

optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications analyst 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
already held direct inward dialing knowledge
already held electronics principles knowledge
already held operate private branch exchange skill
already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
already held telecom regulations knowledge
already held telecommunication trunking knowledge
already held upgrade firmware skill
already held coordinate technological activities skill

The 4 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required

required, not held electromagnetism required

08 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use session border controller required

09 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional

10 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held solder electronics optional

9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional
optional, not held log transmitter readings optional
optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
optional, not held analyse business requirements optional
optional, not held make strategic business decisions optional
optional, not held propose ICT solutions to business problems optional
optional, not held solder electronics optional

17 held skills the telecommunications analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

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 comply with legal regulations skill
not needed by the target role execute ICT audits skill
not needed by the target role hybrid model knowledge
not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role implement corporate governance skill
not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role network engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
not needed by the target role recruit employees skill
not needed by the target role train employees skill
not needed by the target role use ICT ticketing system skill

7 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 analog electronics theory required
required, not held electromagnetism required
required, not held microwave principles required
required, not held procurement of ICT network equipment required
optional, not held Cisco optional
optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
optional, not held business process modelling optional

Index

Other moves recorded from telecommunications manager

Full index of moves from telecommunications manager

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.