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
chief ICT security officer
ESCO occupation · 19 essential, 56 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
audit techniques
decision support systems
ICT security legislation
monitor technology trends
ensure information privacy
organisational resilience
implement ICT risk management
lead disaster recovery exercises
implement corporate governance
manage IT security compliances
maintain plan for continuity of operations
ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards
manage disaster recovery plans
ICT security standards
information security strategy
ensure compliance with legal requirements
cyber security
utilise decision support system
ICT network security risks
Optional & specialised skills
ASP.NET
Java (computer programming)
Visual Studio .NET
ICT process quality models
Smalltalk (computer programming)
Internet of Things
Objective-C
ABAP
train employees
OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
use different communication channels
Erlang
C#
VBScript
Groovy
optimise choice of ICT solution
R
Scratch (computer programming)
World Wide Web Consortium standards
Perl
Pascal (computer programming)
create solutions to problems
manage staff
Haskell
Prolog (computer programming)
SAP R3
software anomalies
internet governance
Lisp
ICT system user requirements
SAS language
Swift (computer programming)
computer programming
Common Lisp
tools for ICT test automation
Python (computer programming)
TypeScript
web application security threats
JavaScript
Assembly (computer programming)
ICT encryption
ICT recovery techniques
APL
CoffeeScript
AJAX
MATLAB
PHP
computer forensics
ML (computer programming)
Ruby (computer programming)
Microsoft Visual C++
cyber attack counter-measures
Scala
COBOL
C++
coordinate technological activities
Other matches: security guard supervisor · ICT security manager · security manager · ICT security technician · chief operating officer
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.