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 technician
ESCO occupation · 18 essential, 58 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
use repair manuals
perform backups
use precision tools
define firewall rules
manage email hosting service
distributed directory information services
maintain ICT server
implement ICT recovery system
ICT network routing
repair ICT devices
maintain ICT system
procurement of ICT network equipment
operate private branch exchange
ICT network cable limitations
keep up to date on product knowledge
ICT networking hardware
administer ICT system
perform ICT troubleshooting
Optional & specialised skills
use access control software
AJAX
ICT market
Cisco
ML (computer programming)
JavaScript
Ruby (computer programming)
Common Lisp
computer programming
R
APL
Scratch (computer programming)
Python (computer programming)
Groovy
Swift (computer programming)
use different communication channels
Outsourcing model
ASP.NET
ICT debugging tools
Visual Studio .NET
SAS language
ICT encryption
systems thinking
C#
Perl
Microsoft Visual C++
manage ICT legacy implication
configure ICT system
CoffeeScript
Open source model
Objective-C
COBOL
Hybrid model
Scala
C++
SaaS (service-oriented modelling)
create solutions to problems
Erlang
ICT communications protocols
MATLAB
OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
Pascal (computer programming)
VBScript
Assembly (computer programming)
TypeScript
Prolog (computer programming)
Haskell
ICT system user requirements
provide technical documentation
ABAP
PHP
ICT system programming
manage schedule of tasks
Java (computer programming)
Smalltalk (computer programming)
service-oriented modelling
SAP R3
Lisp
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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.