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 system architect
ESCO occupation · 19 essential, 59 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
use markup languages
analyse business requirements
define technical requirements
acquire system component
manage database
hardware platforms
systems development life-cycle
create data models
web programming
assess ICT knowledge
design enterprise architecture
database development tools
apply ICT systems theory
business process modelling
integrate system components
design information system
systems theory
manage system testing
align software with system architectures
Optional & specialised skills
task algorithmisation
provide technical documentation
apply technical communication skills
Common Lisp
Prolog (computer programming)
information structure
Scala
ICT system integration
JavaScript
manage staff
TypeScript
Assembly (computer programming)
perform resource planning
AJAX
design process
Python (computer programming)
PHP
SAS language
Scratch (computer programming)
solve ICT system problems
build business relationships
design database scheme
Microsoft Visual C++
CoffeeScript
ML (computer programming)
Pascal (computer programming)
use object-oriented programming
OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
C#
R
manage standards for data exchange
ICT process quality models
Lisp
SAP R3
VBScript
APL
Groovy
Perl
MATLAB
Process-based management
ABAP
ICT system programming
Lean project management
Agile project management
Erlang
COBOL
Java (computer programming)
computer programming
Ruby (computer programming)
Swift (computer programming)
ASP.NET
provide cost benefit analysis reports
ICT security legislation
Visual Studio .NET
Haskell
Objective-C
ICT project management methodologies
C++
Smalltalk (computer programming)
Other matches: ICT network architect · software architect · enterprise architect · data warehouse designer · ICT system developer
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.