Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a software tester can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a software tester already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Software testers perform software tests. They may also plan and design them. They may also debug and repair software although this mainly corresponds to designers and developers. They ensure that applications function properly before delivering them to internal and external clients.

Highest coverage recorded
78%
Destinations
5each with a full record
Within reach
5difficulty under 55
Skills on file
80required or supplementary
Table 1
Index

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software tester is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a software tester already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.