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
digital media designer
ESCO occupation · 16 essential, 72 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
copyright legislation
perform image editing
authoring software
create website wireframe
style sheet languages
use markup languages
web programming
graphics editor software
task algorithmisation
convert into animated object
tools for software configuration management
provide multimedia content
integrate content into output media
publishing strategy
manage online content
design graphics
Optional & specialised skills
computer programming
Java (computer programming)
analyse business requirements
conduct content quality assurance
CoffeeScript
Haskell
multimedia systems
perform resource planning
Groovy
give live presentation
take pictures
VBScript
Adobe Illustrator
MATLAB
apply technical communication skills
Prolog (computer programming)
Pascal (computer programming)
Adobe Photoshop
Synfig
ML (computer programming)
ABAP
JavaScript
perform video editing
Smalltalk (computer programming)
STAF
use content management system software
C++
Swift (computer programming)
Scratch (computer programming)
Scala
TypeScript
Jenkins (tools for software configuration management)
edit recorded sound
Puppet (tools for software configuration management)
Ruby (computer programming)
visual presentation techniques
Apache Maven
define technical requirements
3D printing process
OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
AJAX
Erlang
R
Common Lisp
Perl
C#
Assembly (computer programming)
perform online data analysis
build business relationships
SketchBook Pro
Lisp
Microsoft Visual C++
APL
Python (computer programming)
COBOL
SAP R3
Salt (tools for software configuration management)
Ansible
ASP.NET
audio editing software
CSS
PHP
Microsoft Visio
Sass
GIMP (graphics editor software)
Visual Studio .NET
JSSS
study media sources
Objective-C
SAS language
ICT software specifications
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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.