- Based on 27 Jobtrees users who were a Software Support Engineer in their career, on average, they have 2.16 years of experience and 2 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 6.3 years on average and earn $85K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 0% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Software Support Engineer are Software Engineer, Technical Consultant and Research Consultant. Software Engineer, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs. While Software Engineer is from the same job family, Engineering - Software, there are other common opportunities outside this discipline that Jobtrees users are taking as shown by Research Consultant, also being a common career path from Software Support Engineer.
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- The most common career steps to get to Software Support Engineer are Support Engineer, Software Engineer and Assistant Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- Support Engineer, the most common step before Software Support Engineer, is a more senior role which is common to see in career paths. This is a natural and common career progression as titles aren't synonymous across companies so a more senior title doesn't always mean higher pay and larger scope. For Software Support Engineer, this is an indication that you should focus more on the scope of the role than the specific title when thinking about building a path to Software Support Engineer.
- While Support Engineer is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Software Support Engineer that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Software Support Engineer career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Software Support Engineer so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Support Engineer isn't from the same job family as Software Support Engineer, Engineering - Software, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Software Engineer also being a common career path to Software Support Engineer.
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- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Software Support Engineer are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Computer Science, Master Of Science (m.sc.) In Computer Science, and Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Economics. There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Support Engineer being on the path to and from Software Support Engineer. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Software Support Engineer is part of the Engineering - Software job family which has a limited number of unique role types (34) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.