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 data officer
ESCO occupation · 12 essential, 42 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
data mining
manage ICT data architecture
business processes
apply information security policies
decision support systems
information structure
visual presentation techniques
utilise decision support system
define data quality criteria
manage data
data storage
manage ICT data classification
Optional & specialised skills
develop information security strategy
information categorisation
XQuery
implement ICT risk management
manage business knowledge
LDAP
PostgreSQL
LINQ
information confidentiality
information extraction
Teradata Database
Filemaker (database management systems)
Oracle Relational Database
Microsoft Access
SPARQL
MySQL
deliver visual presentation of data
database
SQL Server
data quality assessment
database development tools
report analysis results
online analytical processing
information security strategy
MDX
query languages
information architecture
OpenEdge Database
unstructured data
data models
IBM Informix
cloud technologies
coordinate technological activities
apply change management
business intelligence
CA Datacom/DB
N1QL
integrate ICT data
DB2
database management systems
resource description framework query language
ObjectStore
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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.