Table 1Transition record

ICT network architecttotelecommunications engineer

A ICT network architect already meets 31% of what the telecommunications engineer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT network architect

31%

Overlap1

To telecommunications engineer

26 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

78.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance A rebuild

78.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the telecommunications engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT network architect 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 telecommunications engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a ICT network architect already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ICT network routing
ICT network security risks
adjust ICT system capacity
analyse network bandwidth requirements
define technical requirements
design computer network

What stands in the way is 16 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 telecommunications engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT network architect background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held adjust ICT system capacity working with computers
already held analyse network bandwidth requirements working with computers
already held forecast future ICT network needs information skills
already held implement ICT network diagnostic tools working with computers
already held design computer network communication, collaboration and creativity
already held ICT networking hardware information and communication technologies (icts)

All 26 carried skills, including the 9 the telecommunications engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 65 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ICT communications protocols required
required, not held electronics principles required
required, not held microwave principles required
required, not held signal processing required
required, not held telecom regulations required
required, not held telecommunication industry required

optional, not held telecommunication trunking optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held interact with users to gather requirements required
required, not held provide ICT system training required
required, not held support ICT system users required

optional, not held create software design optional
optional, not held give live presentation optional
optional, not held provide user documentation optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

03 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 38 supplementary

required, not held ICT system user requirements required
required, not held systems development life-cycle 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 Assembly (computer programming) optional
optional, not held C# optional
optional, not held C++ 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 Java (computer programming) optional
optional, not held JavaScript 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 PHP optional
optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
optional, not held R optional
optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
optional, not held SAP R3 optional
optional, not held SAS language 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 computer programming optional

04 information skills 2 required

required, not held estimate costs of installing telecommunication devices required
required, not held log transmitter readings required

05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held use a complex communication system required

optional, not held install electronic communication equipment optional
optional, not held operate private branch exchange optional
optional, not held solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools optional
optional, not held install low voltage wiring optional

06 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use session border controller required

optional, not held integrate system components optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications engineer 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 routing knowledge
already held ICT network security risks knowledge
already held adjust ICT system capacity skill
already held analyse network bandwidth requirements skill
already held define technical requirements skill
already held design computer network skill
already held design process skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held Cisco knowledge
already held ICT networking hardware knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held analyse business requirements skill
already held apply technical communication skills skill
already held assess ICT knowledge skill
already held build business relationships skill
already held forecast future ICT network needs skill
already held implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held implement a firewall skill
already held lean project management knowledge
already held network engineering knowledge
already held perform ICT troubleshooting skill
already held perform resource planning skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality assurance methodologies required

08 health and welfare 1 supplementary

optional, not held strategies for handling cases of elder abuse optional

49 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 Assembly (computer programming) optional
optional, not held C# optional
optional, not held C++ 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 Java (computer programming) optional
optional, not held JavaScript 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 PHP optional
optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
optional, not held R optional
optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
optional, not held SAP R3 optional
optional, not held SAS language 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 create software design optional
optional, not held install electronic communication equipment optional
optional, not held integrate system components optional

9 further entries not listed here

29 held skills the telecommunications engineer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT network simulation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security standards knowledge
not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
not needed by the target role automate cloud tasks skill
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role define ICT network design policies skill
not needed by the target role design ICT hardware placement skill
not needed by the target role design cloud architecture skill
not needed by the target role design cloud networks skill
not needed by the target role design for organisational complexity skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role develop with cloud services skill
not needed by the target role identify suppliers skill
not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain information network hardware skill
not needed by the target role maintain internet protocol configuration skill
not needed by the target role manage staff skill
not needed by the target role monitor communication channels' performance skill
not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
not needed by the target role network standards knowledge
not needed by the target role organisational resilience knowledge
not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
not needed by the target role system design knowledge
not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill

49 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 ICT communications protocols required
required, not held ICT system user requirements required
required, not held electronics principles required
required, not held microwave principles required
required, not held signal processing required
required, not held telecom regulations required
required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required
required, not held telecommunication industry 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 Assembly (computer programming) optional
optional, not held C# optional
optional, not held C++ 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 Java (computer programming) optional
optional, not held JavaScript 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 PHP optional
optional, not held Pascal (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Perl optional
optional, not held Prolog (computer programming) optional
optional, not held Python (computer programming) optional
optional, not held R optional
optional, not held Ruby (computer programming) optional
optional, not held SAP R3 optional
optional, not held SAS language optional
optional, not held Scala optional

9 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT network architect

Full index of moves from ICT network architect

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.