Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

web developertosoftware architect

A web developer already meets 56% of what the software architect role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From web developer
56%
Overlap1
To software architect
58 Skills carried over
13 Required, not held
56.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 56.8

This move: 56.8 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the software architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the web developer 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 58 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 web developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held WildFly information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held SPARK information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held object-oriented modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held use query languages working with computers
  • already held create flowchart diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held Ansible information and communication technologies (icts)

All 58 carried skills, including the 6 the software architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held create software design required
  • required, not held define software architecture required
  • required, not held build business relationships required
  • required, not held design process 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
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held system design required
  • required, not held unified modelling language required
  • required, not held systems development life-cycle required
  • optional, not held systems theory optional
  • optional, not held task algorithmisation optional
03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse business requirements required
  • required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required
  • optional, not held perform resource planning optional
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
04 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held oversee development of software required
  • required, not held define technical requirements required
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held business process modelling required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
06 working with computers 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held align software with system architectures required
  • optional, not held apply ICT systems theory optional
  • optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
  • optional, not held implement data warehousing techniques optional
  • optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

1 further area in the appendix

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 58 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held analyse software specifications skill
  • already held collect customer feedback on applications skill
  • already held create flowchart diagram skill
  • already held object-oriented modelling knowledge
  • already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
  • 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 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 CoffeeScript knowledge
  • already held Common Lisp knowledge
  • already held Erlang knowledge
  • already held Groovy knowledge
  • already held Haskell knowledge
  • already held ICT security legislation knowledge
  • already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held JavaScript knowledge
  • already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) 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 SPARK 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 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 WildFly knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held develop software prototype skill
  • already held use markup languages skill
  • already held use query languages skill
  • already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
  • already held web programming knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held security engineering optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management 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 do cloud refactoring optional
  • optional, not held implement data warehousing techniques optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
  • optional, not held systems theory 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
  • optional, not held task algorithmisation optional
45 held skills the software architect role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role CSS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JSSS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role JavaScript Framework knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Joomla knowledge
  • not needed by the target role KDevelop knowledge
  • not needed by the target role LESS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Sass knowledge
  • not needed by the target role WebCMS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role WordPress knowledge
  • not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Xcode knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changes in technological development plans skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role compose description for web elements skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct content quality assurance skill
  • not needed by the target role content development processes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role debug software 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 develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role implement front-end website design skill
  • not needed by the target role integrated development environment software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
  • not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role style sheet languages knowledge
  • not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
  • not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
  • not needed by the target role use concurrent programming skill
  • not needed by the target role use e-services skill
  • not needed by the target role use functional programming skill
  • not needed by the target role use logic programming skill
  • not needed by the target role use object-oriented programming skill
  • not needed by the target role use presentation software skill
  • not needed by the target role use software design patterns skill

5 further entries not listed here

11 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 business process modelling required
  • required, not held system design required
  • required, not held unified modelling language required
  • required, not held systems development life-cycle required
  • optional, not held Agile project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
  • optional, not held Process-based management optional
  • optional, not held lean project management optional
  • optional, not held systems theory optional
  • optional, not held security engineering optional
  • optional, not held task algorithmisation optional
Index

Other moves recorded from web developer

Full index of moves from web developer

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.