Table 1Transition record

ICT system testertosoftware tester

A ICT system tester already meets 44% of what the software tester role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT system tester

44%

Overlap1

To software tester

30 Skills carried over

3 Required, not held

65.6 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 65.6

This move: 65.6 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the software tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT system tester 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 30 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT system tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform software recovery testing working with computers
already held execute integration testing working with computers
already held replicate customer software issues working with computers
already held develop automated software tests communication, collaboration and creativity
already held provide software testing documentation communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop ICT test suite communication, collaboration and creativity

All 30 carried skills, including the 7 the software tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 50 missing skills fall into 4 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) 2 required, 45 supplementary

required, not held software architecture models required
required, not held software metrics 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 ICT performance analysis methods 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 application usability optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held computer programming optional
optional, not held digital systems optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

02 working with computers 1 required

required, not held perform software unit testing required

03 business, administration and law 1 supplementary

optional, not held audit techniques optional

04 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held plan software testing optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software tester 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 30 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held address problems critically skill
already held execute software tests skill
already held levels of software testing knowledge
already held provide software testing documentation skill
already held replicate customer software issues skill
already held report test findings skill
already held software anomalies knowledge
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held ICT debugging tools knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held LDAP knowledge
already held LINQ knowledge
already held MDX knowledge
already held N1QL knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held SPARQL knowledge
already held XQuery knowledge
already held conduct ICT code review skill
already held debug software skill
already held develop ICT test suite skill
already held develop automated software tests skill
already held execute integration testing skill
already held lean project management knowledge
already held manage schedule of tasks skill
already held measure software usability skill
already held perform software recovery testing skill
already held query languages knowledge
already held resource description framework query language knowledge
already held tools for ICT test automation knowledge
already held use scripting programming skill

47 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 ICT performance analysis methods 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 application usability optional
optional, not held plan software testing optional

7 further entries not listed here

12 held skills the software tester role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT network simulation knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
not needed by the target role apply ICT systems theory skill
not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
not needed by the target role systems theory knowledge

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 software architecture models required
required, not held software metrics 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 ICT performance analysis methods 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

8 further entries not listed here

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT system tester

Full index of moves from ICT system tester

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.