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

telecommunications analysttotelecommunications manager

A telecommunications analyst already meets 34% of what the telecommunications manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From telecommunications analyst
34%
Overlap1
To telecommunications manager
10 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
60.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

34%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

60.3/ 100

1 Share of the telecommunications manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the telecommunications analyst 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 telecommunications manager role treats 3 of its required skills as things a telecommunications analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT communications protocols
  • coordinate technological activities
  • telecom regulations

What stands in the way is 7 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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A telecommunications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a telecommunications analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held direct inward dialing business, administration and law
  • already held upgrade firmware working with computers
  • already held operate private branch exchange working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held telecommunication trunking engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held telecom regulations engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held ICT communications protocols engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 10 carried skills, including the 3 the telecommunications manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 17 missing skills fall into 8 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 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held manage budgets required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • required, not held recruit employees required
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held execute ICT audits required
  • required, not held implement ICT risk management required
03 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use ICT ticketing system required
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held comply with legal regulations required
05 information and communication technologies (icts) 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a telecommunications manager 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 10 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • already held coordinate technological activities skill
  • already held telecom regulations knowledge
  • already held calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • already held direct inward dialing knowledge
  • already held electronics principles knowledge
  • already held operate private branch exchange skill
  • already held provide cost benefit analysis reports skill
  • already held telecommunication trunking knowledge
  • already held upgrade firmware skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
  • optional, not held implement corporate governance optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
  • optional, not held perform procurement processes optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
25 held skills the telecommunications manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Cisco knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analog electronics theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design process skill
  • not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
  • not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
  • not needed by the target role install monitors for process control skill
  • not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
  • not needed by the target role make strategic business decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role microwave principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate call distribution system skill
  • not needed by the target role operate electronic measuring instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role procurement of ICT network equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role propose ICT solutions to business problems skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
  • not needed by the target role provide user documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role solder electronics skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use session border controller skill
6 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
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held network engineering optional
Index
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.