Table 1Transition record

user experience analysttoICT accessibility tester

A user experience analyst already meets 47% of what the ICT accessibility tester role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From user experience analyst

47%

Overlap1

To ICT accessibility tester

23 Skills carried over

11 Required, not held

59.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59.7

This move: 59.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ICT accessibility tester role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the user experience 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT accessibility tester role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a user experience analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held test system accessibility for users with special needs information skills
already held use experience map working with computers
already held assess users' interaction with ICT applications management skills
already held execute ICT user research activities information skills
already held behavioural science social sciences, journalism and information
already held measure software usability constructing

All 23 carried skills, including the 10 the ICT accessibility tester 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) 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held ICT accessibility standards required
required, not held levels of software testing required
required, not held screen reader required

optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held web programming optional

02 working with computers 3 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held execute software tests required
required, not held replicate customer software issues required
required, not held use an application-specific interface required

optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held use markup languages optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional

03 information skills 3 required

required, not held report test findings required
required, not held test for behavioural patterns required
required, not held test for emotional patterns required

04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 4 supplementary

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

optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
optional, not held develop automated software tests optional
optional, not held give live presentation optional

05 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT accessibility 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 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
already held application usability knowledge
already held assess users' interaction with ICT applications skill
already held behavioural science knowledge
already held conduct research interview skill
already held execute ICT user research activities skill
already held human-computer interaction knowledge
already held measure software usability skill
already held test system accessibility for users with special needs skill
already held use experience map skill
already held Agile project management knowledge
already held ICT project management methodologies knowledge
already held LDAP knowledge
already held LINQ knowledge
already held MDX knowledge
already held N1QL knowledge
already held Process-based management knowledge
already held SPARQL knowledge
already held XQuery knowledge
already held cognitive psychology knowledge
already held lean project management knowledge
already held query languages knowledge
already held resource description framework query language knowledge

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held conduct ICT code review optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held design user interface optional
optional, not held develop ICT test suite optional
optional, not held develop automated software tests optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held use markup languages optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional
optional, not held web programming optional
optional, not held give live presentation optional
optional, not held manage schedule of tasks optional

22 held skills the ICT accessibility tester role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role apply systemic design thinking skill
not needed by the target role conduct qualitative research skill
not needed by the target role conduct quantitative research skill
not needed by the target role create prototype of user experience solutions skill
not needed by the target role create website wireframe skill
not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
not needed by the target role forecast future ICT network needs skill
not needed by the target role identify ICT user needs skill
not needed by the target role identify technological needs skill
not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
not needed by the target role manage localisation skill
not needed by the target role measure customer feedback skill
not needed by the target role online moderation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role perform market research skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role software interaction design knowledge
not needed by the target role software metrics knowledge
not needed by the target role use access control software skill
not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role web analytics knowledge

9 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 accessibility standards required
required, not held levels of software testing required
required, not held screen reader required
optional, not held AJAX optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held JavaScript optional
optional, not held PHP optional
optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
optional, not held web programming optional

Index

Other moves recorded from user experience analyst

Full index of moves from user experience analyst

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.