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

quantity surveyortocost analyst

A quantity surveyor already meets 23% of what the cost analyst role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From quantity surveyor
23%
Overlap1
To cost analyst
6 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
71.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.1/ 100

1 Share of the cost analyst role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the quantity surveyor 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 cost analyst role treats 4 of its required skills as things a quantity surveyor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • control of expenses
  • cost management
  • perform cost accounting activities
  • provide cost benefit analysis reports

What stands in the way is 9 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cost analyst role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a quantity surveyor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform cost accounting activities management skills
  • already held carry out tendering management skills
  • already held control of expenses information skills
  • already held provide cost benefit analysis reports information skills
  • already held cost management business, administration and law
  • already held manage budgets management skills

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the cost analyst role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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 skills 4 required, 8 supplementary
  • required, not held assess financial viability required
  • required, not held interpret financial statements required
  • required, not held prepare cost-plus pricing models required
  • required, not held synthesise financial information required
  • optional, not held create a financial report optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial risk optional
  • optional, not held analyse transportation costs optional
  • optional, not held calculate production costs optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
  • optional, not held prepare financial statements optional
02 business, administration and law 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held company policies required
  • required, not held financial department processes required
  • required, not held liquidity management required
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
03 management skills 2 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held identify process improvements required
  • required, not held evaluate budgets required
  • optional, not held manage inventory optional
  • optional, not held support development of annual budget optional
  • optional, not held create a financial plan optional
  • optional, not held enforce financial policies optional
  • optional, not held exert expenditure control optional
  • optional, not held explain accounting records optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
  • optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cost analyst 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 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held control of expenses skill
  • already held cost management knowledge
  • already held perform cost accounting activities skill
  • already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • already held carry out tendering skill
  • already held manage budgets skill
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held create a financial report optional
  • optional, not held manage inventory optional
  • optional, not held support development of annual budget optional
  • optional, not held advise on tax planning optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial performance of a company optional
  • optional, not held analyse financial risk optional
  • optional, not held analyse transportation costs optional
  • optional, not held calculate production costs optional
  • optional, not held create a financial plan optional
  • optional, not held disseminate information on tax legislation optional
  • optional, not held enforce financial policies optional
  • optional, not held execute analytical mathematical calculations optional
  • optional, not held exert expenditure control optional
  • optional, not held explain accounting records optional
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
  • optional, not held manage payroll reports optional
  • optional, not held negotiate supplier arrangements optional
  • optional, not held prepare financial statements optional
35 held skills the cost analyst role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Monte Carlo simulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advise architects skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on construction materials skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role audit contractors skill
  • not needed by the target role building codes knowledge
  • not needed by the target role building construction principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate needs for construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role check construction compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role civil engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role civil law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with construction crews skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role construction industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role contract law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role coordinate construction activities skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with construction project deadline skill
  • not needed by the target role estimate profitability skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow the statutory obligations skill
  • not needed by the target role identify customer objectives skill
  • not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with financiers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage contracts skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor construction site skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor contractor performance skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor parameters' compliance in construction projects skill
  • not needed by the target role order construction supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee construction project skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare construction documents skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role quantity surveying knowledge
  • not needed by the target role real estate market knowledge
  • not needed by the target role urban planning law knowledge
4 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 company policies required
  • required, not held financial department processes required
  • required, not held liquidity management required
  • optional, not held financial forecasting optional
Index

Other moves recorded from quantity surveyor

Full index of moves from quantity surveyor

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.