Table 1Transition record

user interface designertouser interface developer

A user interface designer already meets 59% of what the user interface developer role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From user interface designer

59%

Overlap1

To user interface developer

58 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

55.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 55.7

This move: 55.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the user interface developer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the user interface designer 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 58 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 user interface designer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held software UI design patterns information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use methodologies for user-centered design communication, collaboration and creativity
already held software interaction design information and communication technologies (icts)
already held human-computer interaction information and communication technologies (icts)
already held screen reader information and communication technologies (icts)
already held use query languages working with computers

All 58 carried skills, including the 10 the user interface developer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 40 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 working with computers 3 required, 9 supplementary

required, not held analyse software specifications required
required, not held develop software prototype required
required, not held use software libraries required

optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held design interaction model optional
optional, not held use automatic programming optional
optional, not held use concurrent programming optional
optional, not held use functional programming optional
optional, not held use logic programming optional
optional, not held use object-oriented programming optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional
optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional

02 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 required, 22 supplementary

required, not held integrated development environment software required
required, not held style sheet languages required

optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held CSS optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held JSSS optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held LESS optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Sass optional
optional, not held Vagrant optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held tools for software configuration management optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held use software design patterns required

optional, not held create flowchart diagram optional

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held interpret technical texts required

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 58 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held World Wide Web Consortium standards knowledge
already held computer programming knowledge
already held design graphics skill
already held design user interface skill
already held draw design sketches skill
already held graphics editor software knowledge
already held software UI design patterns knowledge
already held use an application-specific interface skill
already held use methodologies for user-centered design skill
already held web programming knowledge
already held ABAP knowledge
already held AJAX knowledge
already held APL knowledge
already held ASP.NET knowledge
already held Adobe Illustrator knowledge
already held Adobe Photoshop 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 GIMP (graphics editor software) knowledge
already held Groovy knowledge
already held Haskell 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 Visio 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 SketchBook Pro knowledge
already held Smalltalk (computer programming) knowledge
already held Swift (computer programming) knowledge
already held Synfig knowledge
already held TypeScript knowledge
already held VBScript knowledge
already held Visual Basic knowledge
already held augmented reality knowledge
already held human-computer interaction knowledge
already held screen reader knowledge
already held software interaction design knowledge
already held use markup languages skill
already held use query languages skill

33 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held CSS optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held JSSS optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held LESS optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Sass optional
optional, not held Vagrant optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held debug software optional
optional, not held design interaction model optional
optional, not held tools for software configuration management optional
optional, not held use automatic programming optional
optional, not held use concurrent programming optional
optional, not held use functional programming optional
optional, not held use logic programming optional
optional, not held use object-oriented programming optional
optional, not held use scripting programming optional
optional, not held utilise computer-aided software engineering tools optional
optional, not held create flowchart diagram optional

37 held skills the user interface developer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Agile development knowledge
not needed by the target role Agile project management knowledge
not needed by the target role DevOps knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT security legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role Prototyping development knowledge
not needed by the target role Rapid application development knowledge
not needed by the target role Spiral development knowledge
not needed by the target role Waterfall development knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
not needed by the target role application usability knowledge
not needed by the target role assess users' interaction with ICT applications skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role cognitive psychology knowledge
not needed by the target role create software design 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 design process skill
not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
not needed by the target role incremental development knowledge
not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
not needed by the target role interactive media knowledge
not needed by the target role iterative development knowledge
not needed by the target role lean project management knowledge
not needed by the target role manage localisation skill
not needed by the target role manage online content skill
not needed by the target role natural language processing knowledge
not needed by the target role perform online data analysis skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role software design methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role task algorithmisation knowledge
not needed by the target role test system accessibility for users with special needs skill
not needed by the target role translate requirements into visual design skill
not needed by the target role web based collaborative platforms knowledge

25 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 integrated development environment software required
required, not held style sheet languages required
optional, not held Ajax Framework optional
optional, not held Ansible optional
optional, not held Apache Maven optional
optional, not held CSS optional
optional, not held Drupal optional
optional, not held Eclipse (integrated development environment software) optional
optional, not held ICT debugging tools optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held JSSS optional
optional, not held JavaScript Framework optional
optional, not held Jenkins (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held KDevelop optional
optional, not held LESS optional
optional, not held Microsoft Visual C++ optional
optional, not held NoSQL optional
optional, not held Puppet (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held STAF optional
optional, not held Salt (tools for software configuration management) optional
optional, not held Sass optional
optional, not held Vagrant optional
optional, not held WordPress optional
optional, not held Xcode optional
optional, not held tools for software configuration management optional

Index

Other moves recorded from user interface designer

Full index of moves from user interface designer

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.