Table 1Transition record

mobile application developertosoftware architect

A mobile application developer already meets 53% of what the software architect role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From mobile application developer

53%

Overlap1

To software architect

55 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

59.1 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.1

This move: 59.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the software architect role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the mobile application developer 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 55 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A software architect role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a mobile application developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held SPARK information and communication technologies (icts)
already held object-oriented modelling information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use query languages working with computers
already held create flowchart diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
already held Ansible information and communication technologies (icts)
already held tools for software configuration management information and communication technologies (icts)

All 55 carried skills, including the 6 the software architect role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 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, 4 supplementary

required, not held create software design required
required, not held define software architecture required
required, not held build business relationships required
required, not held design process required

optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
optional, not held design database in the cloud optional
optional, not held design database scheme optional
optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held system design required
required, not held unified modelling language required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required

optional, not held WildFly optional
optional, not held systems theory optional
optional, not held web programming optional
optional, not held task algorithmisation optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held analyse business requirements required
required, not held provide cost benefit analysis reports required

optional, not held perform resource planning optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional

04 management skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held oversee development of software required
required, not held define technical requirements required

optional, not held manage staff optional

05 working with computers 1 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held align software with system architectures required

optional, not held apply ICT systems theory optional
optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held implement data warehousing techniques optional
optional, not held use markup languages optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held business process modelling required

optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held lean project management optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a software architect 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 55 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held analyse software specifications skill
already held collect customer feedback on applications skill
already held create flowchart diagram skill
already held object-oriented modelling knowledge
already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
already held use an application-specific interface skill
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Ansible knowledge
already held Apache Maven knowledge
already held Assembly (computer programming) knowledge
already held C# knowledge
already held C++ knowledge
already held COBOL knowledge
already held CoffeeScript knowledge
already held Common Lisp knowledge
already held Erlang knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell knowledge
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript knowledge
already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held Lisp knowledge
already held MATLAB knowledge
already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
already held Objective-C knowledge
already held OpenEdge Advanced Business Language knowledge
already held PHP knowledge
already held Pascal (computer programming) knowledge
already held Perl knowledge
already held Prolog (computer programming) knowledge
already held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held Python (computer programming) knowledge
already held R knowledge
already held Ruby (computer programming) knowledge
already held SAP R3 knowledge
already held SAS language knowledge
already held SPARK knowledge
already held STAF knowledge
already held Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
already held Scala knowledge
already held Scratch (computer programming) knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held develop software prototype skill
already held use query languages skill
already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held security engineering optional

21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held WildFly optional
optional, not held apply ICT systems theory optional
optional, not held design cloud architecture optional
optional, not held design database in the cloud optional
optional, not held design database scheme optional
optional, not held do cloud refactoring optional
optional, not held implement data warehousing techniques optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held provide ICT consulting advice optional
optional, not held systems theory optional
optional, not held use markup languages optional
optional, not held web programming optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held perform ICT troubleshooting optional
optional, not held perform resource planning optional
optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
optional, not held security engineering optional
optional, not held task algorithmisation optional

33 held skills the software architect role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
not needed by the target role Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role Joomla knowledge
not needed by the target role KDevelop knowledge
not needed by the target role World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
not needed by the target role Xcode knowledge
not needed by the target role adapt to changes in technological development plans skill
not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
not needed by the target role debug software skill
not needed by the target role design user interface skill
not needed by the target role develop automated migration methods skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
not needed by the target role integrated development environment software knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
not needed by the target role mobile device software frameworks knowledge
not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role screen reader knowledge
not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
not needed by the target role use automatic programming skill
not needed by the target role use concurrent programming skill
not needed by the target role use functional programming skill
not needed by the target role use logic programming skill
not needed by the target role use object-oriented programming skill
not needed by the target role use software design patterns skill
not needed by the target role use software libraries skill

13 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 business process modelling required
required, not held system design required
required, not held unified modelling language required
required, not held systems development life-cycle required
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held WildFly optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held systems theory optional
optional, not held web programming optional
optional, not held security engineering optional
optional, not held task algorithmisation optional

Index

Other moves recorded from mobile application developer

Full index of moves from mobile application developer

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.