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 product manager
ESCO occupation · 22 essential, 26 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
ICT software specifications
manage contracts
define technical requirements
product comprehension
perform product planning
ICT hardware specifications
manage schedule of tasks
conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business
monitor technology trends
systems development life-cycle
ICT market
ICT infrastructure
provide cost benefit analysis reports
cost management
advertising techniques
create project specifications
plan product management
ICT system user requirements
perform risk analysis
assess ICT knowledge
perform market research
manage budgets
Optional & specialised skills
Incremental development
Rapid application development
Outsourcing model
ICT project management
manage localisation
Spiral development
Hybrid model
Open source model
interact with users to gather requirements
business process modelling
Prototyping development
Iterative development
service-oriented modelling
ICT quality policy
Agile development
ICT security legislation
quality standards
Waterfall development
software design methodologies
innovation processes
DevOps
ICT sales methodologies
ICT process quality models
perform online data analysis
SaaS (service-oriented modelling)
engineering processes
Other matches: ICT account manager · ICT research manager · ICT business development manager · ICT documentation manager · eBusiness manager
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.