The skills to put on your CV role by role
16 roles across 11 industries. See which hard skills matter most, plus the soft skills, tools and certifications worth a mention.
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Software DeveloperSalary range: £30,000 – £75,000Top skillsJavaScriptPythonSQLSee the skills Project ManagerSalary range: £35,000 – £80,000Top skillsAgile/ScrumStakeholder ManagementBudgeting & ForecastingSee the skills Registered NurseSalary range: £28,000 – £45,000 (Band 5-7)Top skillsPatient AssessmentMedication AdministrationCare PlanningSee the skills Civil EngineerSalary range: £30,000 – £65,000Top skillsAutoCAD/Civil 3DHighway DesignDrainage DesignSee the skills TeacherSalary range: £28,000 – £50,000 (Main/Upper Pay Scale)Top skillsLesson Planning & DeliveryAssessment for LearningBehaviour ManagementSee the skills UX DesignerSalary range: £32,000 – £70,000Top skillsUser ResearchWireframing & PrototypingFigmaSee the skills Customer Service AdvisorSalary range: £20,000 – £28,000Top skillsInbound Call HandlingCRM SystemsComplaint ResolutionSee the skills DevOps EngineerSalary range: £45,000 – £85,000Top skillsAWS/Azure/GCPTerraform/CloudFormationDockerSee the skills AccountantSalary range: £28,000 – £60,000Top skillsFinancial Reporting (FRS 102/IFRS)Management AccountsTax (Corporation, VAT, PAYE)See the skills ElectricianSalary range: £30,000 – £50,000 (employed) / £40,000 – £80,000+ (self-employed)Top skills18th Edition Wiring Regs (BS 7671)Testing & InspectionFirst & Second FixSee the skills Marketing ManagerSalary range: £35,000 – £65,000Top skillsDigital Marketing StrategySEO/SEMContent MarketingSee the skills Data AnalystSalary range: £28,000 – £60,000Top skillsSQLExcel (Advanced)Python or RSee the skills Graphic DesignerSalary range: £24,000 – £50,000Top skillsAdobe PhotoshopAdobe IllustratorAdobe InDesignSee the skills HR ManagerSalary range: £40,000 – £70,000Top skillsEmployee RelationsEmployment LawRecruitment & SelectionSee the skills Product ManagerSalary range: £45,000 – £90,000Top skillsProduct Strategy & VisionUser ResearchRoadmappingSee the skills Sales ExecutiveSalary range: £30,000 – £70,000 (+ OTE)Top skillsConsultative SellingPipeline ManagementCRM (Salesforce/HubSpot)See the skills
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How to use a skills list
A list tells you what to cover. Your CV still has to prove it.
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Start with the essentials
Make sure the must-have skills for your role are easy to spot, near the top and in the words the job ad uses.
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Back each one up
A skill listed on its own is easy to skim past. Show it at work in your experience, ideally with a result or a number.
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Leave out what you can't show
Only list skills you could talk about in an interview. A shorter, honest list reads better than a long one.
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