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
ethical hacker
ESCO occupation · 17 essential, 25 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
legal requirements of ICT products
cyber attack counter-measures
computer forensics
identify ICT system weaknesses
provide technical documentation
perform security vulnerability assessments
address problems critically
identify ICT security risks
execute software tests
monitor system performance
develop code exploits
penetration testing tool
tools for ICT test automation
execute ICT audits
software anomalies
analyse the context of an organisation
web application security threats
Optional & specialised skills
SaaS (service-oriented modelling)
define security policies
Open source model
information security strategy
ICT encryption
Nexpose
Nessus
internet governance
ICT security standards
ICT security legislation
WhiteHat Sentinel
Outsourcing model
cyber security
information confidentiality
manage IT security compliances
levels of software testing
ICT network security risks
Hybrid model
Internet of Things
organisational resilience
proxy servers
perform project management
service-oriented modelling
maintain ICT server
solve ICT system problems
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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.