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