Table 1Transition record

user interface designertosoftware analyst

A user interface designer already meets 47% of what the software analyst role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From user interface designer

47%

Overlap1

To software analyst

55 Skills carried over

14 Required, not held

66.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 66.1

This move: 66.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the software analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the user interface designer 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 55 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a user interface designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held software design methodologies information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Rapid application development information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Spiral development information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Waterfall development information and communication technologies (icts)
already held incremental development information and communication technologies (icts)
already held iterative development information and communication technologies (icts)

All 55 carried skills, including the 5 the software analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 46 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 skills 4 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held create data models required
required, not held identify ICT user needs required
required, not held analyse business processes required
required, not held execute feasibility study required

optional, not held create prototype of user experience solutions optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 20 supplementary

required, not held ICT system user requirements required
required, not held data models required
required, not held software architecture models required

optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held inter-organisational middleware system optional
optional, not held levels of software testing optional
optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unified modelling language optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held define software architecture required
required, not held design information system required
required, not held develop documentation in accordance with legal requirements required

optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional

04 working with computers 2 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held develop software prototype required
required, not held manage ICT legacy implication required

optional, not held analyse ICT system optional
optional, not held identify ICT system weaknesses optional
optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional

05 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held business requirements techniques required
required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required

optional, not held ICT project management optional

06 assisting and caring 2 supplementary

optional, not held ensure compliance with company regulations optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software 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 55 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create software design skill
already held define technical requirements skill
already held interact with users to gather requirements skill
already held software design methodologies knowledge
already held translate requirements into visual design skill
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Agile development knowledge
already held Agile project management 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 DevOps knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies 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 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 Process-based management knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Prototyping development knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Rapid application development 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 Spiral development knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held Waterfall development knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held incremental development knowledge
already held iterative development knowledge
already held lean project management knowledge
already held use an application-specific interface skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage system testing optional
optional, not held monitor system performance optional

08 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held manage ICT project optional
optional, not held create project specifications optional

32 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held analyse ICT system optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held create prototype of user experience solutions optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held identify ICT system weaknesses optional
optional, not held inter-organisational middleware system optional
optional, not held levels of software testing optional
optional, not held manage ICT project optional
optional, not held manage system testing optional
optional, not held monitor system performance optional
optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unified modelling language optional
optional, not held create project specifications optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with company regulations optional
optional, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements optional
optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional

40 held skills the software analyst role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Adobe Illustrator knowledge
not needed by the target role Adobe Photoshop knowledge
not needed by the target role GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role Microsoft Visio knowledge
not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
not needed by the target role Synfig 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 augmented reality knowledge
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 cognitive psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role create website wireframe skill
not needed by the target role design graphics skill
not needed by the target role design process skill
not needed by the target role design user interface skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role draw design sketches skill
not needed by the target role graphics editor software knowledge
not needed by the target role human-computer interaction knowledge
not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
not needed by the target role manage localisation skill
not needed by the target role manage online content skill
not needed by the target role natural language processing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform online data analysis skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
not needed by the target role software UI design patterns knowledge
not needed by the target role software interaction design knowledge
not needed by the target role task algorithmisation knowledge
not needed by the target role test system accessibility for users with special needs skill
not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
not needed by the target role use methodologies for user-centered design skill
not needed by the target role use query languages skill
not needed by the target role web based collaborative platforms knowledge
not needed by the target role web programming knowledge

26 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 system user requirements required
required, not held business requirements techniques required
required, not held data models required
required, not held software architecture models required
required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required
optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held inter-organisational middleware system optional
optional, not held levels of software testing optional
optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unified modelling language optional

Index

Other moves recorded from user interface designer

Full index of moves from user interface designer

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.