Table 1Transition record

numerical tool and process control programmertosoftware tester

A numerical tool and process control programmer already meets 39% of what the software tester role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From numerical tool and process control programmer

39%

Overlap1

To software tester

38 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

69.4 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.4/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the software tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the numerical tool and process control programmer 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 software tester role treats 0 of its required skills as things a numerical tool and process control programmer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

What stands in the way is 10 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 38 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 numerical tool and process control programmer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held CoffeeScript information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Erlang information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) information and communication technologies (icts)
already held Microsoft Visual C++ information and communication technologies (icts)
already held ABAP information and communication technologies (icts)
already held APL information and communication technologies (icts)

All 38 carried skills, including the 0 the software tester role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 42 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 required, 17 supplementary

required, not held levels of software testing required
required, not held software anomalies required
required, not held software architecture models required
required, not held software metrics required

optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held digital systems optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

02 working with computers 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held execute software tests required
required, not held perform software unit testing required
required, not held replicate customer software issues required

optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held provide software testing documentation required
required, not held address problems critically required

optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
optional, not held develop automated software tests optional

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held report test findings required

05 business, administration and law 5 supplementary

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
optional, not held audit techniques optional

06 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held plan software testing optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

1 further area in the appendix

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 38 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET 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 Java (computer programming) knowledge
already held JavaScript 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 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 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

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held measure software usability optional

32 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
optional, not held develop automated software tests optional
optional, not held execute integration testing optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held measure software usability optional
optional, not held perform software recovery testing optional
optional, not held plan software testing optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held digital systems optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

28 held skills the software tester role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
not needed by the target role advise client on technical possibilities skill
not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
not needed by the target role apply control process statistical methods skill
not needed by the target role blueprints knowledge
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure equipment availability skill
not needed by the target role lathe machine parts knowledge
not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
not needed by the target role program a CNC controller skill
not needed by the target role quality and cycle time optimisation knowledge
not needed by the target role read standard blueprints skill
not needed by the target role set up the controller of a machine skill
not needed by the target role statistical process control knowledge
not needed by the target role tend lathe skill
not needed by the target role troubleshoot skill
not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
not needed by the target role use CAM software skill
not needed by the target role use computer-aided engineering systems skill
not needed by the target role use measurement instruments skill
not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill

26 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 levels of software testing required
required, not held software anomalies required
required, not held software architecture models required
required, not held software metrics required
optional, not held Agile project management optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT performance analysis methods optional
optional, not held ICT project management methodologies optional
optional, not held LDAP optional
optional, not held LINQ optional
optional, not held MDX optional
optional, not held N1QL optional
optional, not held Process-based management optional
optional, not held SPARQL optional
optional, not held XQuery optional
optional, not held application usability optional
optional, not held lean project management optional
optional, not held query languages optional
optional, not held resource description framework query language optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held trading software optional
optional, not held unstructured data optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held digital systems optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

Index

Other moves recorded from numerical tool and process control programmer

Full index of moves from numerical tool and process control programmer

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.