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

market research analysttofield survey manager

A market research analyst already meets 28% of what the field survey manager role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From market research analyst
28%
Overlap1
To field survey manager
11 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
69.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

28%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.4/ 100

1 Share of the field survey manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the market research analyst 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 field survey manager role treats 3 of its required skills as things a market research analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • evaluate interview reports
  • interview techniques
  • present reports

What stands in the way is 12 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A field survey manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a market research analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held evaluate interview reports information skills
  • already held tabulate survey results information skills
  • already held design questionnaires information skills
  • already held conduct public surveys information skills
  • already held document interviews information skills
  • already held interview techniques social sciences, journalism and information

All 11 carried skills, including the 3 the field survey manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held train field investigators required
  • required, not held interview people required
  • required, not held prepare survey report required
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held adhere to questionnaires optional
  • optional, not held capture people's attention optional
  • optional, not held communicate with stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held explain interview purposes optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
02 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held monitor field surveys required
  • required, not held record survey data required
  • required, not held perform resource planning required
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held revise questionnaires optional
03 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held forecast workload required
  • required, not held recruit employees required
  • required, not held supervise staff required
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held observe confidentiality required
05 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held survey techniques required
06 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held communication optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a field survey 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held evaluate interview reports skill
  • already held interview techniques knowledge
  • already held present reports skill
  • already held conduct public surveys skill
  • already held conduct research interview skill
  • already held design questionnaires skill
  • already held document interviews skill
  • already held information confidentiality knowledge
  • already held perform data analysis skill
  • already held tabulate survey results skill
  • already held visual presentation techniques knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held adhere to questionnaires optional
  • optional, not held capture people's attention optional
  • optional, not held collect data using GPS optional
  • optional, not held communicate with stakeholders optional
  • optional, not held communication optional
  • optional, not held explain interview purposes optional
  • optional, not held interview focus groups optional
  • optional, not held revise questionnaires optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
61 held skills the field survey manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role LDAP knowledge
  • not needed by the target role LINQ knowledge
  • not needed by the target role MDX knowledge
  • not needed by the target role N1QL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SPARQL knowledge
  • not needed by the target role XQuery knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise on market strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse big data skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse consumer buying trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse external factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse internal factors of companies skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse market financial trends skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse supply chain trends skill
  • not needed by the target role apply knowledge of human behaviour skill
  • not needed by the target role apply statistical analysis techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
  • not needed by the target role build predictive models skill
  • not needed by the target role business analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role collaborate in the development of marketing strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
  • not needed by the target role consumer goods industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customer insight knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customer segmentation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role customer service knowledge
  • not needed by the target role data quality assessment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role database knowledge
  • not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
  • not needed by the target role demography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
  • not needed by the target role document project progress skill
  • not needed by the target role draw conclusions from market research results skill
  • not needed by the target role establish data processes skill
  • not needed by the target role follow the news skill
  • not needed by the target role forecast economic trends skill
  • not needed by the target role gather data skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer's needs skill
  • not needed by the target role identify market niches skill
  • not needed by the target role identify potential markets for companies skill

21 further entries not listed here

2 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 survey techniques required
  • optional, not held communication optional
Index
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.