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

ICT security administratortoICT security technician

A ICT security administrator already meets 31% of what the ICT security technician role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT security administrator
31%
Overlap1
To ICT security technician
29 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
79.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.2/ 100

1 Share of the ICT security technician role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT security 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.

Why

Why this move works

A ICT security technician role treats 11 of its required skills as things a ICT security administrator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT security standards
  • address problems critically
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • cyber security
  • ensure proper document management
  • execute software tests

What stands in the way is 23 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT security technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT security administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held web application security threats information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held operating systems information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT safety working with computers
  • already held implement cloud security and compliance information skills
  • already held manage keys for data protection working with computers
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses working with computers

All 29 carried skills, including the 11 the ICT security technician role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 66 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 and communication technologies (icts) 8 required, 39 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT system programming required
  • required, not held attack vectors required
  • required, not held levels of software testing required
  • required, not held penetration testing tool required
  • required, not held procurement of ICT network equipment required
  • required, not held tools for ICT test automation required
  • required, not held ICT networking hardware 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 Cisco 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
02 working with computers 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse ICT system required
  • required, not held integrate system components required
  • required, not held manage system security required
  • required, not held use access control software required
  • required, not held manage closed-circuit television system required
  • required, not held protect ICT devices required
  • optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held set up cybersecurity training programmes required
  • required, not held communicate with stakeholders required
  • required, not held engage with stakeholders required
  • optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
04 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held identify ICT security risks required
  • required, not held implement ICT risk management required
  • required, not held estimate duration of work required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage alarm system required
  • optional, not held install low voltage wiring optional
06 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held audit techniques required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT security technician 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held cyber security knowledge
  • already held ensure proper document management skill
  • already held execute software tests skill
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses skill
  • already held operating systems knowledge
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held solve ICT system problems skill
  • already held web application security threats knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held ICT security legislation knowledge
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
  • already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • already held execute ICT audits skill
  • 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 implement cloud security and compliance skill
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held manage cloud data and storage skill
  • already held manage keys for data protection skill
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
  • already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held establish an ICT security prevention plan required
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held comply with legal regulations optional
43 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 Cisco 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 comply with legal regulations optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional

3 further entries not listed here

30 held skills the ICT security technician role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role computer forensics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role database development tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information confidentiality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role information security strategy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role lead disaster recovery exercises skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT identity management skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain database security skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT virtualisation environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage database skill
  • not needed by the target role mobile device management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role respond to incidents in cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role store digital data and systems skill
  • not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
48 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 system programming required
  • required, not held attack vectors required
  • required, not held levels of software testing required
  • required, not held penetration testing tool required
  • required, not held procurement of ICT network equipment required
  • required, not held tools for ICT test automation required
  • required, not held ICT networking hardware required
  • required, not held audit techniques 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 Cisco 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

8 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT security administrator

Full index of moves from ICT security 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.