User experience analyst to ICT research manager
A user experience analyst already meets 28% of what the ICT research manager role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
74.4/ 100
1 How much of what an ICT research manager is expected to do is already part of a user experience analyst’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the ICT research manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An ICT research manager role treats 2 of its required skills as things a user experience analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- conduct qualitative research
- conduct quantitative research
What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An ICT research manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a user experience analyst background worth leading with.
- already held execute ICT user research activities information skills
- already held identify technological needs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held apply systemic design thinking communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held LDAP information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held MDX information and communication technologies (icts)
- already held XQuery information and communication technologies (icts)
All 19 carried skills, including the 2 the ICT research manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn monitor ICT research required
- still to learn plan research process required
- still to learn apply statistical analysis techniques required
- still to learn conduct literature research required
- still to learn conduct scholarly research required
- still to learn monitor technology trends required
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- optional, not held process data optional
- still to learn ICT market required
- still to learn ICT project management required
- still to learn innovation processes required
- still to learn organisational policies required
- optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
- still to learn innovate in ICT required
- still to learn write research proposals required
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held provide user documentation optional
- still to learn manage ICT project required
- still to learn manage staff required
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- still to learn apply system organisational policies required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an ICT research manager 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 · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held conduct qualitative research skill
- already held conduct quantitative research skill
- already held Agile project management knowledge
- already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
- already held LDAP knowledge
- already held LINQ knowledge
- already held MDX knowledge
- already held N1QL knowledge
- already held Process-based management knowledge
- already held SPARQL knowledge
- already held XQuery knowledge
- already held apply systemic design thinking skill
- already held conduct research interview skill
- already held execute ICT user research activities skill
- already held identify technological needs skill
- already held lean project management knowledge
- already held query languages knowledge
- already held report analysis results skill
- already held resource description framework query language knowledge
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held apply reverse engineering optional
- optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
- optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held perform data mining optional
- optional, not held build business relationships optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
- optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
- optional, not held process data optional
- optional, not held provide user documentation optional
26 held skills the ICT research manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
- not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
- not needed by the target role assess users' interaction with ICT applications skill
- not needed by the target role behavioural science knowledge
- not needed by the target role cognitive psychology knowledge
- not needed by the target role create prototype of user experience solutions skill
- not needed by the target role create website wireframe skill
- not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
- not needed by the target role forecast future ICT network needs skill
- not needed by the target role human-computer interaction knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
- not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage localisation skill
- not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
- not needed by the target role measure software usability skill
- not needed by the target role online moderation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform market research skill
- not needed by the target role software interaction design knowledge
- not needed by the target role software metrics knowledge
- not needed by the target role test system accessibility for users with special needs skill
- not needed by the target role use access control software skill
- not needed by the target role use experience map skill
- not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role web analytics knowledge
11 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn ICT market required
- still to learn ICT project management required
- still to learn innovation processes required
- still to learn organisational policies required
- still to learn scientific research methodology required
- optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
- optional, not held crowdsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held information extraction optional
- optional, not held insourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held outsourcing strategy optional
- optional, not held emergent technologies optional
Common questions about this move
Can a user experience analyst become an ICT research manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A user experience analyst already covers 28% of what an ICT research manager is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 2 of which the ICT research manager role treats as required.
What skills does a user experience analyst need to become an ICT research manager?
16 required skills are missing, plus 14 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is ICT market.
How hard is the move from user experience analyst to ICT research manager?
Its learning distance is 74.4 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.