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

cyber incident respondertoICT security administrator

A cyber incident responder already meets 42% of what the ICT security administrator role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cyber incident responder
42%
Overlap1
To ICT security administrator
26 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
66.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.6/ 100

1 Share of the ICT security administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cyber incident responder 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.

Why

Why this move works

A ICT security administrator role treats 10 of its required skills as things a cyber incident responder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT safety
  • Internet of Things
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • ensure proper document management
  • ethical hacking principles

What stands in the way is 15 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 26 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT security administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cyber incident responder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held lead disaster recovery exercises management skills
  • already held web application security threats information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT safety working with computers
  • already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held operating systems information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held manage keys for data protection working with computers

All 26 carried skills, including the 10 the ICT security administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 33 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 working with computers 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held attend to ICT systems quality required
  • required, not held identify ICT system weaknesses required
  • required, not held maintain database security required
  • required, not held perform ICT troubleshooting required
  • required, not held solve ICT system problems required
  • optional, not held execute software tests optional
  • optional, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held use scripting programming optional
  • optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held database development tools required
  • required, not held mobile device management required
  • required, not held network standards required
  • required, not held system backup best practice required
  • optional, not held computer forensics optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held maintain ICT identity management required
  • required, not held apply company policies required
04 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held organisational resilience required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held manage ICT data architecture required
  • optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
06 information skills 1 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held interpret technical texts required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT security administrator 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 26 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held ensure proper document management skill
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held internet governance knowledge
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held operating systems knowledge
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT security legislation knowledge
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
  • already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • already held cyber security knowledge
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held lead disaster recovery exercises skill
  • already held manage keys for data protection skill
  • already held protect personal data and privacy skill
  • already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • already held web application security threats knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
  • optional, not held computer forensics optional
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held execute software tests optional
  • optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments optional
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
  • optional, not held perform backups optional
  • optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
  • optional, not held use scripting programming optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held build business relationships optional
  • optional, not held manage database optional
  • optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
49 held skills the ICT security administrator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role C++ knowledge
  • not needed by the target role GDPR knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role Python (computer programming) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collect cyber defence data skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create incident reports skill
  • not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role defence standard procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
  • not needed by the target role develop information security strategy skill
  • not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engage with stakeholders skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
  • not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
  • not needed by the target role handle cybersecurity incidents skill
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
  • not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
  • not needed by the target role leadership principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT change request process skill
  • not needed by the target role manage a team skill
  • not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage digital identity skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
  • not needed by the target role operational tactics for emergency responses knowledge
  • not needed by the target role optimise choice of ICT solution skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge

9 further entries not listed here

10 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 database development tools required
  • required, not held mobile device management required
  • required, not held network standards required
  • required, not held organisational resilience required
  • required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
  • required, not held system backup best practice required
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held computer forensics optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held telecom regulations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from cyber incident responder

Full index of moves from cyber incident responder

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.