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Competences — computer scientist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e3229e40-f571-4b26-baca-29edc8fe313e).

Essential

  • apply for research funding (skill/competence)
  • apply research ethics and scientific integrity principles in research activities (skill/competence)
  • apply reverse engineering (skill/competence)
  • apply statistical analysis techniques (skill/competence)
  • communicate with a non-scientific audience (skill/competence)
  • conduct literature research (skill/competence)
  • conduct qualitative research (skill/competence)
  • conduct quantitative research (skill/competence)
  • conduct research across disciplines (skill/competence)
  • conduct research interview (skill/competence)
  • conduct scholarly research (skill/competence)
  • data science (knowledge)
  • define technology strategy (skill/competence)
  • demonstrate disciplinary expertise (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network with researchers and scientists (skill/competence)
  • disseminate results to the scientific community (skill/competence)
  • draft scientific or academic papers and technical documentation (skill/competence)
  • evaluate research activities (skill/competence)
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
  • execute ICT user research activities (skill/competence)
  • increase the impact of science on policy and society (skill/competence)
  • integrate gender dimension in research (skill/competence)
  • interact professionally in research and professional environments (skill/competence)
  • manage findable accessible interoperable and reusable data (skill/competence)
  • manage intellectual property rights (skill/competence)
  • manage open publications (skill/competence)
  • manage personal professional development (skill/competence)
  • manage research data (skill/competence)
  • mentor individuals (skill/competence)
  • operate open source software (skill/competence)
  • perform project management (skill/competence)
  • perform scientific research (skill/competence)
  • promote open innovation in research (skill/competence)
  • promote the participation of citizens in scientific and research activities (skill/competence)
  • promote the transfer of knowledge (skill/competence)
  • publish academic research (skill/competence)
  • scientific research methodology (knowledge)
  • speak different languages (skill/competence)
  • synthesise information (skill/competence)
  • synthesise research publications (skill/competence)
  • think abstractly (skill/competence)
  • use an application-specific interface (skill/competence)
  • use back-up and recovery tools (skill/competence)
  • write research proposals (skill/competence)
  • write scientific publications (skill/competence)

Optional

  • Apache Tomcat (knowledge)
  • apply blended learning (skill/competence)
  • behavioural science (knowledge)
  • business intelligence (knowledge)
  • cognitive computing (knowledge)
  • computational biology (knowledge)
  • computer simulation (knowledge)
  • create solutions to problems (skill/competence)
  • data engineering (knowledge)
  • data mining (knowledge)
  • develop computer vision system (skill/competence)
  • develop professional network (skill/competence)
  • digitization (knowledge)
  • documentation types (knowledge)
  • emergent technologies (knowledge)
  • image recognition (knowledge)
  • implement anti-virus software (skill/competence)
  • information categorisation (knowledge)
  • information extraction (knowledge)
  • innovate in ICT (skill/competence)
  • innovation processes (knowledge)
  • JavaScript Framework (knowledge)
  • LDAP (knowledge)
  • LINQ (knowledge)
  • mathematical physics (knowledge)
  • MDX (knowledge)
  • N1QL (knowledge)
  • NoSQL (knowledge)
  • operational research (knowledge)
  • perform data mining (skill/competence)
  • process data (skill/competence)
  • quantum computing (knowledge)
  • query languages (knowledge)
  • report analysis results (skill/competence)
  • resource description framework query language (knowledge)
  • scientific computing (knowledge)
  • software frameworks (knowledge)
  • SPARQL (knowledge)
  • SQL (knowledge)
  • teach in academic or vocational contexts (skill/competence)
  • unstructured data (knowledge)
  • use presentation software (skill/competence)
  • use query languages (skill/competence)
  • use spreadsheets software (skill/competence)
  • XQuery (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 40 ads, as of 2026-07-10)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • reverse engineering — 32 %
  • data analysis — 30 %
  • software development — 28 %
  • attack attribution — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • solution design — 20 %