Table 1Transition record

data protection officertoICT auditor manager

A data protection officer already meets 20% of what the ICT auditor manager role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From data protection officer

20%

Overlap1

To ICT auditor manager

10 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

80.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 80.1

This move: 80.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ICT auditor manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the data protection officer 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT auditor manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a data protection officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held ensure information privacy assisting and caring
already held develop information security strategy assisting and caring
already held identify legal requirements information skills
already held ICT security standards information and communication technologies (icts)
already held cyber security services
already held ICT security legislation business, administration and law

All 10 carried skills, including the 3 the ICT auditor manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 information skills 5 required

required, not held execute ICT audits required
required, not held implement ICT risk management required
required, not held monitor technology trends required
required, not held perform contract compliance audits required
required, not held prepare financial auditing reports required

02 business, administration and law 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ICT project management required
required, not held audit techniques required
required, not held quality standards required

optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional

03 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held manage IT security compliances required
required, not held manage standard enterprise resource planning system required

optional, not held manage changes in ICT system optional
optional, not held use markup languages optional

04 management skills 2 required

required, not held develop ICT workflow required
required, not held develop audit plan required

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 8 supplementary

required, not held attack vectors required

optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held information structure optional
optional, not held web programming optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held build business relationships required

optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
optional, not held coach employees optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT auditor manager 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 10 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held cyber security knowledge
already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
already held identify legal requirements skill
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held ICT security standards knowledge
already held develop information security strategy skill
already held ensure information privacy skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held information confidentiality knowledge
already held train employees skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required

08 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held control objectives for information and related technology required

16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
optional, not held information structure optional
optional, not held manage changes in ICT system optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held use markup languages optional
optional, not held web programming optional
optional, not held coach employees optional
optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

39 held skills the ICT auditor manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role GDPR knowledge
not needed by the target role address identified risks skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role apply system organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role assist with litigation matters skill
not needed by the target role conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role data ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role data protection knowledge
not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role develop training programmes skill
not needed by the target role document project progress skill
not needed by the target role estimate impact of risks skill
not needed by the target role information governance compliance knowledge
not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
not needed by the target role internal auditing knowledge
not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role legal case management knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
not needed by the target role manage data for legal matters skill
not needed by the target role manage digital identity skill
not needed by the target role manage keys for data protection skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role perform data cleansing skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
not needed by the target role support managers skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

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 control objectives for information and related technology required
required, not held ICT project management required
required, not held attack vectors required
required, not held audit techniques required
required, not held quality standards required
optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held information structure optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held web programming optional
optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

Index

Other moves recorded from data protection officer

Full index of moves from data protection officer

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.