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 security technician
ESCO occupation · 15 essential, 49 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
identify ICT system weaknesses
ICT networking hardware
manage closed-circuit television system
estimate duration of work
address problems critically
manage alarm system
solve ICT system problems
ensure proper document management
integrate system components
web application security threats
procurement of ICT network equipment
use access control software
analyse ICT system
execute software tests
provide technical documentation
Optional & specialised skills
Haskell
computer programming
Python (computer programming)
JavaScript
CoffeeScript
Lisp
Objective-C
Ruby (computer programming)
Perl
Groovy
Scala
Visual Studio .NET
ASP.NET
Scratch (computer programming)
ICT encryption
COBOL
OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
C++
Internet of Things
VBScript
comply with legal regulations
manage IT security compliances
AJAX
Swift (computer programming)
organisational resilience
execute ICT audits
R
cyber security
TypeScript
Java (computer programming)
C#
Common Lisp
ML (computer programming)
Cisco
Microsoft Visual C++
ABAP
install low voltage wiring
Prolog (computer programming)
MATLAB
Assembly (computer programming)
Pascal (computer programming)
Erlang
SAS language
SAP R3
Smalltalk (computer programming)
ICT network security risks
PHP
ICT security legislation
APL
Other matches: security alarm technician · ICT security manager · ICT security consultant · ICT security administrator · ICT technician
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.