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
futures trader
ESCO occupation · 10 essential, 15 optional skills. Click a skill to find jobs that mention it.
Essential skills
forecast economic trends
analyse market financial trends
trade future commodities
perform financial risk management in international trade
analyse economic trends
commercial law
analyse financial risk
international trade
financial markets
economics
Optional & specialised skills
financial forecasting
trade securities
maintain records of financial transactions
statistics
international law
international commercial transactions rules
financial products
actuarial science
trace financial transactions
banking activities
operate financial instruments
negotiate sale of commodities
financial jurisdiction
securities
negotiate sales contracts
Other matches: stock trader · financial trader · foreign exchange broker · hawker · energy trader
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.