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Competences — pricing specialist

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e16c2422-1323-4d8a-bd0f-c7584de70be1).

Essential

  • carry out statistical forecasts (skill/competence)
  • communicate price changes (skill/competence)
  • company policies (knowledge)
  • comprehend financial business terminology (skill/competence)
  • data mining methods (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with purchasing and contracting regulations (skill/competence)
  • identify pricing opportunities (skill/competence)
  • maintain financial records (skill/competence)
  • maintain pricing database (skill/competence)
  • make price recommendations (skill/competence)
  • manage profitability (skill/competence)
  • manage yield (skill/competence)
  • perform data analysis (skill/competence)
  • perform financial analysis on price strategies (skill/competence)
  • perform market research (skill/competence)
  • perform risk analysis (skill/competence)
  • prepare cost-plus pricing models (skill/competence)
  • present reports (skill/competence)
  • set up pricing strategies (skill/competence)

Optional

  • anti-dumping law (knowledge)
  • build business relationships (skill/competence)
  • communication principles (knowledge)
  • competition law (knowledge)
  • data visualisation software (knowledge)
  • have computer literacy (skill/competence)
  • international taxation of transfer prices (knowledge)
  • manage contracts (skill/competence)
  • product comprehension (knowledge)
  • teamwork principles (knowledge)
  • value-added tax law (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 21 ads, as of 2026-07-18)

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

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 43 %
  • pricing strategy — 38 %
  • pricing strategy development — 33 %
  • cost analysis — 24 %
  • financial modeling — 24 %
  • statistical modeling — 24 %
  • market research — 19 %
  • pricing analysis — 19 %
  • proposal development — 19 %