Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

User interface developer to embedded systems software developer

A user interface developer already meets 80% of what the embedded systems software developer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From user interface developer
80 % overlap
Very strong match
To embedded systems software developer
62 You already bring
4 Still to learn
76 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

30.6/ 100

1 How much of what an embedded systems software developer is expected to do is already part of a user interface developer’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 embedded systems software developer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

An embedded systems software developer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a user interface developer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT debugging tools
  • analyse software specifications
  • computer programming
  • create flowchart diagram
  • debug software
  • develop software prototype

What stands in the way is 4 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 62 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An embedded systems software developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a user interface developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held Xcode information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held use concurrent programming working with computers
  • already held use functional programming working with computers
  • already held KDevelop information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held use logic programming working with computers
  • already held use object-oriented programming working with computers

All 62 carried skills, including the 12 the embedded systems software developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 4 supplementary
  • still to learn Internet of Things required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • optional, not held SPARK optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
02 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn develop ICT device driver required
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • still to learn embedded systems required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
06 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held collect customer feedback on applications optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries an embedded systems software developer 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 62 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • already held analyse software specifications skill
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held create flowchart diagram skill
  • already held debug software skill
  • already held develop software prototype skill
  • already held integrated development environment software knowledge
  • already held interpret technical texts skill
  • already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
  • already held use software design patterns skill
  • already held use software libraries skill
  • already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Ansible knowledge
  • already held Apache Maven knowledge
  • already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held C# knowledge
  • already held C++ knowledge
  • already held COBOL knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held KDevelop 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 Puppet (tools for software configuration management) 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 STAF knowledge
  • already held Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held Scala knowledge
  • already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held TypeScript knowledge
  • already held VBScript knowledge
  • already held Visual Basic knowledge
  • already held World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
  • already held Xcode knowledge
  • already held design user interface skill
  • already held use automatic programming skill
  • already held use concurrent programming skill
  • already held use functional programming skill
  • already held use logic programming skill
  • already held use object-oriented programming skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop automated migration methods optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held SPARK optional
  • optional, not held adapt to changes in technological development plans optional
  • optional, not held develop automated migration methods optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
  • optional, not held collect customer feedback on applications optional
  • optional, not held develop creative ideas optional
36 held skills the embedded systems software developer 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 Ajax Framework knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CSS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role CoffeeScript knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Drupal knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Erlang knowledge
  • not needed by the target role GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JSSS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JavaScript Framework knowledge
  • not needed by the target role LESS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Microsoft Visio knowledge
  • not needed by the target role NoSQL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Sass knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SketchBook Pro knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Synfig knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Vagrant knowledge
  • not needed by the target role WordPress knowledge
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role design graphics skill
  • not needed by the target role design interaction model 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 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 style sheet languages knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface 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 use scripting programming skill
  • not needed by the target role web programming knowledge
8 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 pick up Tier
  • still to learn Internet of Things required
  • still to learn embedded systems required
  • still to learn digital systems required
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held SPARK optional
  • optional, not held object-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held trading software optional
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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a user interface developer become an embedded systems software developer?

Yes, and it is a moderate move. A user interface developer already covers 80% of what an embedded systems software developer is expected to do: 62 skills carry over, 12 of which the embedded systems software developer role treats as required.

What skills does a user interface developer need to become an embedded systems software developer?

4 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is develop ICT device driver.

How hard is the move from user interface developer to embedded systems software developer?

Its learning distance is 30.6 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.