Table 1Transition record

user interface designertosoftware architect

A user interface designer already meets 53% of what the software architect role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From user interface designer

53%

Overlap1

To software architect

53 Skills carried over

12 Required, not held

59.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.7

This move: 59.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the software architect 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 53 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software architect 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 task algorithmisation information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use query languages working with computers
already held create software design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held design process communication, collaboration and creativity
already held web programming information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use markup languages working with computers

All 53 carried skills, including the 7 the software architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 6 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) 5 required, 10 supplementary

required, not held object-oriented modelling required
required, not held system design required
required, not held tools for software configuration management required
required, not held unified modelling language required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required

optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held WildFly optional
optional, not held systems theory optional

02 working with computers 2 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held align software with system architectures required
required, not held analyse software specifications required

optional, not held apply ICT systems theory optional
optional, not held develop software prototype optional
optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held implement data warehousing techniques optional
optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held define software architecture required
required, not held create flowchart diagram required

optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
optional, not held design database in the cloud optional
optional, not held design database scheme optional
optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held collect customer feedback on applications required
required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required

optional, not held perform resource planning optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional

05 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held oversee development of software required

optional, not held manage staff optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held security engineering optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software architect 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 business requirements skill
already held build business relationships skill
already held business process modelling knowledge
already held create software design skill
already held define technical requirements skill
already held design process skill
already held use an application-specific interface skill
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET 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 Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies 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 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 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 computer programming knowledge
already held lean project management knowledge
already held task algorithmisation knowledge
already held use markup languages skill
already held use query languages skill
already held web programming knowledge

24 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held WildFly optional
optional, not held apply ICT systems theory optional
optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
optional, not held design database in the cloud optional
optional, not held design database scheme optional
optional, not held develop software prototype optional
optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held implement data warehousing techniques optional
optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
optional, not held systems theory optional
optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held security engineering optional

42 held skills the software architect 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 Agile development knowledge
not needed by the target role DevOps 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 Microsoft Visio knowledge
not needed by the target role Prototyping development knowledge
not needed by the target role Rapid application development knowledge
not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
not needed by the target role Spiral development knowledge
not needed by the target role Synfig knowledge
not needed by the target role Waterfall development knowledge
not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
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 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 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 incremental development knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
not needed by the target role iterative development 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 design methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role software interaction design knowledge
not needed by the target role test system accessibility for users with special needs skill
not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill

2 further entries not listed here

16 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 object-oriented modelling required
required, not held system design required
required, not held tools for software configuration management required
required, not held unified modelling language required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held SPARK optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held WildFly optional
optional, not held systems theory optional
optional, not held security engineering 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.