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

database administratortodatabase developer

A database administrator already meets 40% of what the database developer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From database administrator
40%
Overlap1
To database developer
37 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
72.9 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 72.9

This move: 72.9 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the database developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the database administrator 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 37 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A database developer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a database administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held balance database resources working with computers
  • already held MarkLogic information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held TripleStore information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Oracle Relational Database information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Filemaker (database management systems) information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held IBM Informix information and communication technologies (icts)

All 37 carried skills, including the 13 the database developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 79 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 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held collect customer feedback on applications required
  • required, not held identify customer requirements required
  • required, not held report analysis results required
  • optional, not held identify ICT security risks optional
  • optional, not held verify formal ICT specifications optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 55 supplementary
  • required, not held data extraction, transformation and loading tools required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Application Development Framework optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional
  • optional, not held R optional
  • optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held SAP Data Services optional
  • optional, not held SAP R3 optional
  • optional, not held SAS Data Management optional
  • optional, not held SAS language optional
  • optional, not held SQL optional
  • optional, not held SQL Server Integration Services optional
  • optional, not held Scala optional
  • optional, not held Scratch (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Smalltalk (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Swift (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held TypeScript optional
  • optional, not held VBScript optional
  • optional, not held Visual Basic optional
  • optional, not held WordPress optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held write database documentation required
  • optional, not held use software design patterns optional
  • optional, not held address problems critically optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply information security policies required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held test ICT queries required
06 working with computers 8 supplementary
  • optional, not held execute integration testing optional
  • optional, not held execute software tests optional
  • optional, not held integrate system components optional
  • optional, not held perform data mining optional
  • optional, not held use query languages optional
  • optional, not held manage digital documents optional
  • optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
  • optional, not held use personal organization software optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a database 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 37 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held balance database resources skill
  • already held create data models skill
  • already held data quality assessment knowledge
  • already held data storage knowledge
  • already held database development tools knowledge
  • already held database management systems knowledge
  • already held estimate duration of work skill
  • already held interpret technical texts skill
  • already held perform backups skill
  • already held query languages knowledge
  • already held resource description framework query language knowledge
  • already held use an application-specific interface skill
  • already held use databases skill
  • already held DB2 knowledge
  • already held Filemaker (database management systems) knowledge
  • already held IBM Informix knowledge
  • already held LDAP knowledge
  • already held LINQ knowledge
  • already held MDX knowledge
  • already held MarkLogic knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Access knowledge
  • already held MySQL knowledge
  • already held N1QL knowledge
  • already held ObjectStore knowledge
  • already held OpenEdge Database knowledge
  • already held Oracle Relational Database knowledge
  • already held PostgreSQL knowledge
  • already held SPARQL knowledge
  • already held SQL Server knowledge
  • already held Teradata Database knowledge
  • already held TripleStore knowledge
  • already held XQuery knowledge
  • already held data engineering knowledge
  • already held execute ICT audits skill
  • already held manage cloud data and storage skill
  • already held use back-up and recovery tools skill
  • already held use spreadsheets software skill
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 hardware architectures optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage business knowledge optional
72 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Application Development Framework optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional
  • optional, not held R optional

32 further entries not listed here

30 held skills the database developer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data models knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define database physical structure skill
  • not needed by the target role design database backup specifications skill
  • not needed by the target role design database in the cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role design database scheme skill
  • not needed by the target role distributed computing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
  • not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
  • not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain database performance skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain database security skill
  • not needed by the target role manage database skill
  • not needed by the target role online analytical processing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate relational database management system skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT support skill
  • not needed by the target role provide technical training skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role support ICT system users skill
  • not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
58 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 data extraction, transformation and loading tools required
  • optional, not held ABAP optional
  • optional, not held AJAX optional
  • optional, not held APL optional
  • optional, not held ASP.NET optional
  • optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
  • optional, not held Assembly (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held C# optional
  • optional, not held C++ optional
  • optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
  • optional, not held COBOL optional
  • optional, not held CoffeeScript optional
  • optional, not held Common Lisp optional
  • optional, not held Erlang optional
  • optional, not held Groovy optional
  • optional, not held Haskell optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere DataStage optional
  • optional, not held IBM InfoSphere Information Server optional
  • optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
  • optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
  • optional, not held Informatica PowerCenter optional
  • optional, not held Java (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript optional
  • optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
  • optional, not held Lisp optional
  • optional, not held MATLAB optional
  • optional, not held ML (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
  • optional, not held Objective-C optional
  • optional, not held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Application Development Framework optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Data Integrator optional
  • optional, not held Oracle Warehouse Builder optional
  • optional, not held PHP optional
  • optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Pentaho Data Integration optional
  • optional, not held Perl optional
  • optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
  • optional, not held QlikView Expressor optional

18 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from database administrator

Full index of moves from database administrator

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.