Table 1Transition record

software developertosystem configurator

A software developer already meets 51% of what the system configurator role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software developer

51%

Overlap1

To system configurator

48 Skills carried over

8 Required, not held

61.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 61.7

This move: 61.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the system configurator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the software 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 48 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A system configurator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a software developer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held do cloud refactoring working with computers
already held develop automated migration methods management skills
already held use logic programming working with computers
already held create flowchart diagram communication, collaboration and creativity
already held collect customer feedback on applications information skills
already held migrate existing data working with computers

All 48 carried skills, including the 7 the system configurator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 44 missing skills fall into 6 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) 3 required, 29 supplementary

required, not held ICT performance analysis methods required
required, not held ICT system user requirements required
required, not held digital systems required

optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
optional, not held DB2 optional
optional, not held Filemaker (database management systems) optional
optional, not held IBM Informix optional
optional, not held ICT accessibility standards optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
optional, not held ICT system integration optional
optional, not held Microsoft Access optional
optional, not held MySQL optional
optional, not held ObjectStore optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held OpenEdge Database optional
optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held PostgreSQL optional
optional, not held SQL Server optional
optional, not held Teradata Database optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held data storage optional
optional, not held database management systems optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional
optional, not held software architecture models optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held solution deployment optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

02 working with computers 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held configure ICT system required
required, not held replicate customer software issues required

optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional

03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ICT infrastructure required

optional, not held embedded systems optional
optional, not held hardware architectures optional
optional, not held interfacing techniques optional

04 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held interpret technical texts required

optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional

05 social sciences, journalism and information 1 required

required, not held cognitive psychology required

06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary

optional, not held create solutions to problems optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a system configurator 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 48 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 define technical requirements skill
already held develop automated migration methods skill
already held integrate system components skill
already held migrate existing data skill
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 ICT debugging tools 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
already held do cloud refactoring skill
already held use logic programming skill

36 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
optional, not held DB2 optional
optional, not held Filemaker (database management systems) optional
optional, not held IBM Informix optional
optional, not held ICT accessibility standards optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
optional, not held ICT system integration optional
optional, not held Microsoft Access optional
optional, not held MySQL optional
optional, not held ObjectStore optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held OpenEdge Database optional
optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held PostgreSQL optional
optional, not held SQL Server optional
optional, not held Teradata Database optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held data storage optional
optional, not held database management systems optional
optional, not held embedded systems optional
optional, not held hardware architectures optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional
optional, not held software architecture models optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held solution deployment optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held hardware components optional
optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional

60 held skills the system configurator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Ajax Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role Ansible knowledge
not needed by the target role Apache Maven knowledge
not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
not needed by the target role Drupal knowledge
not needed by the target role Eclipse (integrated development environment software) knowledge
not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role JavaScript Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
not needed by the target role KDevelop knowledge
not needed by the target role NoSQL knowledge
not needed by the target role Oracle Application Development Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role Puppet (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
not needed by the target role SPARK knowledge
not needed by the target role SQL knowledge
not needed by the target role STAF knowledge
not needed by the target role Salt (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
not needed by the target role WordPress 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 blockchain openness knowledge
not needed by the target role blockchain platforms knowledge
not needed by the target role cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
not needed by the target role data visualisation software knowledge
not needed by the target role debug software skill
not needed by the target role defence standard procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role design user interface skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
not needed by the target role identify customer requirements skill
not needed by the target role integrated development environment software knowledge
not needed by the target role interpret technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role manage engineering project skill
not needed by the target role object-oriented modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill

20 further entries not listed here

37 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 ICT infrastructure required
required, not held ICT performance analysis methods required
required, not held ICT system user requirements required
required, not held cognitive psychology required
required, not held digital systems required
optional, not held CA Datacom/DB optional
optional, not held DB2 optional
optional, not held Filemaker (database management systems) optional
optional, not held IBM Informix optional
optional, not held ICT accessibility standards optional
optional, not held ICT architectural frameworks optional
optional, not held ICT power consumption optional
optional, not held ICT system integration optional
optional, not held Microsoft Access optional
optional, not held MySQL optional
optional, not held ObjectStore optional
optional, not held Open source model optional
optional, not held OpenEdge Database optional
optional, not held Oracle Relational Database optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held PostgreSQL optional
optional, not held SQL Server optional
optional, not held Teradata Database optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held core banking software optional
optional, not held data storage optional
optional, not held database management systems optional
optional, not held embedded systems optional
optional, not held hardware architectures optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held information architecture optional
optional, not held interfacing techniques optional
optional, not held mobile device software frameworks optional
optional, not held software architecture models optional
optional, not held software components libraries optional
optional, not held solution deployment optional
optional, not held hardware components optional

Index

Other moves recorded from software developer

Full index of moves from software 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.