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

software developertouser interface developer

A software developer already meets 68% of what the user interface developer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From software developer
68%
Overlap1
To user interface developer
72 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
45.7 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 45.7

This move: 45.7 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the user interface developer 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 72 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A user interface developer 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 Drupal information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Ajax Framework information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held NoSQL information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held WordPress information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held JavaScript Framework information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held Xcode information and communication technologies (icts)

All 72 carried skills, including the 9 the user interface developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 missing skills fall into 5 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, 14 supplementary
  • required, not held graphics editor software required
  • required, not held software UI design patterns required
  • required, not held web programming required
  • required, not held style sheet languages required
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held CSS optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held JSSS optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held Sass optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held Vagrant optional
  • optional, not held human-computer interaction optional
  • optional, not held software interaction design optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held use methodologies for user-centered design required
  • required, not held design graphics required
  • required, not held draw design sketches required
03 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held interpret technical texts required
04 working with computers 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held design interaction model optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
  • optional, not held use scripting programming optional
05 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT project management optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a user interface developer 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 72 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
  • already held analyse software specifications skill
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held design user interface skill
  • already held develop software prototype skill
  • already held integrated development environment software knowledge
  • already held use an application-specific interface skill
  • already held use software design patterns skill
  • already held use software libraries skill
  • already held ABAP knowledge
  • already held AJAX knowledge
  • already held APL knowledge
  • already held ASP.NET knowledge
  • already held Ajax Framework 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 Drupal knowledge
  • already held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) 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 JavaScript Framework knowledge
  • already held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) knowledge
  • already held KDevelop knowledge
  • already held Lisp knowledge
  • already held MATLAB knowledge
  • already held ML (computer programming) knowledge
  • already held Microsoft Visual C++ knowledge
  • already held NoSQL 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 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 WordPress knowledge
  • already held Xcode knowledge
  • already held create flowchart diagram skill
  • already held debug software skill
  • already held screen reader knowledge
  • already held tools for software configuration management knowledge
  • already held use automatic programming skill
  • already held use concurrent programming skill
  • already held use functional programming skill
  • already held use logic programming skill
  • already held use object-oriented programming skill
  • already held use query languages skill
  • already held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held CSS optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management optional
  • optional, not held JSSS optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held Sass optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held Vagrant optional
  • optional, not held design interaction model optional
  • optional, not held human-computer interaction optional
  • optional, not held software interaction design optional
  • optional, not held use markup languages optional
  • optional, not held use scripting programming optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality optional
36 held skills the user interface developer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat 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 Oracle Application Development Framework knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SPARK knowledge
  • not needed by the target role SQL 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 collect customer feedback on applications skill
  • 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 defence standard procedures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements 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 do cloud refactoring 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 integrate system components skill
  • 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 migrate existing data skill
  • not needed by the target role object-oriented modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
  • not needed by the target role project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role smart contract knowledge
  • not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role software frameworks knowledge
  • not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
  • not needed by the target role trading software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
  • not needed by the target role utilise machine learning skill
  • not needed by the target role web services knowledge
19 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 graphics editor software required
  • required, not held software UI design patterns required
  • required, not held web programming required
  • required, not held style sheet languages required
  • optional, not held Adobe Illustrator optional
  • optional, not held Adobe Photoshop optional
  • optional, not held CSS optional
  • optional, not held GIMP (graphics editor software) optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management optional
  • optional, not held JSSS optional
  • optional, not held LESS optional
  • optional, not held Microsoft Visio optional
  • optional, not held Sass optional
  • optional, not held SketchBook Pro optional
  • optional, not held Synfig optional
  • optional, not held Vagrant optional
  • optional, not held human-computer interaction optional
  • optional, not held software interaction design optional
  • optional, not held augmented reality 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.