Skills by Occupation
The skills each role needs — from the EU's official ESCO classification.
Software developer
Data analyst
Web developer
Network engineer
Database administrator
Accountant
Registered nurse
Electrician
Civil engineer
Graphic designer
ICT project manager
ESCO occupation · 20 essential, 40 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
manage budgets
ICT project management methodologies
internal risk management policy
build business relationships
estimate duration of work
perform resource planning
manage project information
apply conflict management
manage ICT project
provide cost benefit analysis reports
manage staff
coach employees
ICT project management
perform risk analysis
create project specifications
quality standards
train employees
recruit employees
perform project management
identify legal requirements
Optional & specialised skills
Incremental development
Spiral development
Waterfall development
software architecture models
DevOps
apply procurement
ICT process quality models
Hybrid model
Outsourcing model
software design methodologies
execute ICT audits
Rapid application development
outsourcing strategy
Iterative development
insourcing strategy
create solutions to problems
develop information standards
provide technical documentation
implement ICT risk management
legal requirements of ICT products
crowdsourcing strategy
Agile project management
Lean project management
SaaS (service-oriented modelling)
Prototyping development
define technical requirements
apply change management
ICT system user requirements
quality assurance methodologies
manage localisation
service-oriented modelling
maintain relationship with suppliers
document management
object-oriented modelling
Agile development
apply organisational techniques
Process-based management
use ICT ticketing system
Open source model
systems development life-cycle
Other matches: project manager · software manager · telecommunications manager · rail project engineer · games development manager
Coming next: live skill demand and trends — how often each skill
actually appears in job ads — arrive with the EURES / Cedefop integration. The skills above
are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.