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