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 technology officer
ESCO occupation · 20 essential, 58 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
implement ICT coding conventions
optimise choice of ICT solution
establish an ICT customer support process
define technology strategy
coordinate technological activities
monitor technology trends
implement corporate governance
carry out strategic research
ICT project management
utilise decision support system
analyse ICT system
manage budgets
lead technology development of an organisation
decision support systems
maintain plan for continuity of operations
ICT project management methodologies
review development process of an organisation
administer ICT system
monitor ICT research
ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards
Optional & specialised skills
Lisp
oversee development of software
software components suppliers
ensure information privacy
JavaScript
perform business analysis
Erlang
PHP
Java (computer programming)
ICT communications protocols
Ruby (computer programming)
Lean project management
Groovy
OpenEdge Advanced Business Language
AJAX
Smalltalk (computer programming)
Python (computer programming)
business intelligence
software components libraries
Scratch (computer programming)
Process-based management
Scala
business strategy concepts
ICT quality policy
ICT infrastructure
Objective-C
Perl
information structure
Haskell
ABAP
Swift (computer programming)
Pascal (computer programming)
Visual Studio .NET
maintain relationship with customers
build business relationships
R
Agile project management
scientific research methodology
Common Lisp
C#
Prolog (computer programming)
hardware components suppliers
CoffeeScript
internet governance
TypeScript
MATLAB
computer programming
hardware components
ASP.NET
C++
APL
VBScript
SAP R3
COBOL
Microsoft Visual C++
Assembly (computer programming)
ML (computer programming)
SAS language
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are the canonical requirements for the role from the EU ESCO taxonomy.